Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
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Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#2It's worth knowing that Mozilla negotiated an opt-out with Google around the re-use of this (and other) Google Analytics data
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#3It's worth knowing that Mozilla negotiated an opt-out with Google around the re-use of this (and other) Google Analytics data https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=697436#c14
Yet, they don’t even ask the user if the data should be sent to Google Analytics. Not even a cookie notice.
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#4I don't know how many incidents like this is needed before people realized Mozilla is not the angel it used to be.
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#5It's worth knowing that Mozilla negotiated an opt-out with Google around the re-use of this (and other) Google Analytics data https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=697436#c14
Yet, they don’t even ask the user if the data should be sent to Google Analytics. Not even a cookie notice.
AFAIK almost no US based website does this, even if they are using GA.
As a European this is annoying, but one has to ask itself the question if Mozilla should willfully disadvantage itself here.
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yet, they don’t even ask the user if the data should be sent to Google Analytics. Not even a cookie notice.
AFAIK almost no US based website does this, even if they are using GA. As a European this is annoying, but one has to ask itself the question if Mozilla should willfully disadvantage itself here.
Does Mozilla not have a presence in the EU?
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#7It's worth knowing that Mozilla negotiated an opt-out with Google around the re-use of this (and other) Google Analytics data https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=697436#c14
Yet, they don’t even ask the user if the data should be sent to Google Analytics. Not even a cookie notice.
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted (unless Mozilla does indeed provide this information).
All sites using Google Analytics are supposed to inform the user according to Section 7 of the GA ToS: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html
Just because "no one else does it" and Google turning a blind eye towards violators doesn't mean they're not violating the ToS.
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#8I hate these public bugs that blow up. They always turn into these dumb dogpile rants from uninformed users. Tofumatt's doing a good job, but they should really lock this bug report from commenters before it gets out of hand.
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#9I hate these public bugs that blow up. They always turn into these dumb dogpile rants from uninformed users. Tofumatt's doing a good job, but they should really lock this bug report from commenters before it gets out of hand.
>dumb dogpile rants...
Pot meet kettle
You're comment hasn't added any value to the conversation, it's just a rant.
Re: Firefox tracks users with Google Analytics in the add-on settings
#10What browser should users opt for if they want performance, broad compatibility with websites and absolutely no tracking/analytics? Preferably open source and cross platform.