#Mozilla, why are you playing along with Google's devious game and #betraying the #principles of #free #software?
source: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/mozill…
Nonetheless, the appearance of ‘device attestation’ in Firefox’s mobile codebase has raised eyebrows in the #FOSS #community, including from #mobile projects based on the #Android Open Source Project (AOSP) codebase, like #LineageOS and #GrapheneOS, which omit Play services.Given that Firefox’s entire USP on Android is that it’s an open-source, privacy-respecting alternative for those avoiding #Google (and open-source, privacy-conscious users often run non-stock Android) it’s a move that, short of further explanation, rubs some the wrong way.
#news #software #security #ai #technology #cybersecurity #Firefox #browser #future #smartphone #api #evil #economy #bigtech #fail #floss #opensource #principle #opensource #ethics #surfing #web #www #freedom #alphabet surveillance #tracking #power #privacy #root #rooted #question #aosp





