From 53.x (IIRC) to 56.x, Firefox keeps the original order set by the server (like the one you see in the raw headers section or `curl -I`), and I like it that way.
Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
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Re: Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
I believe that no information about user actions and behaviors should be recorded by a browser. It does not benefit the user in any way, only Google and advertisers. Also we should remember that data needs to be stored first before it is aggregated. What happens with information about each single event?
As a web developer, this claim is patently false. Reviewing aggregated user behavior data is how good UIs get built. It helps us to identify pain points, confusing or misrepresented user paths, poor hierarchy or site structure, poorly indicated calls to action, and many other valuable metrics. Every positive user experience you've ever had online has been derived from countless hours of studying user behavior, and th…
Re: Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
#163I don't trust Chrome at all, and I'd much rather use Firefox, but it's unusable for me.
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#165I have switched to Firefox a long time ago. The main reason is privacy. I just trust Mozilla much more than Google (I actually don't trust Google at all). From Google Chrome Privacy Notice [1]: [...] Chrome usage statistics include information about the web pages you visit and your usage of them. [...] We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly and with partners — like publishers, adver…
>We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly and with partners — like publishers, advertisers or web developers. I don't really understand the issue people have with aggregated information. All the companies I have worked for have been tracking how people use their product. It does not feel like I am invading somebody's privacy by tracking that 20% of our users clicked on the banner in o…
- buy more stuff you don't need
- look at ads longer
- more likely to click a button because of specific color
- scroll your feed longer because of the content you are getting served
I'm not sharing shit with anyone, no matter if it's anonymous, aggregated or not.
Re: Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
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#167Re: Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
#168When FF has sn equivalent set of extensions, I will happily dump Chrome. Until then, it appears I'm stuck with Chrome
Re: Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
>We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information publicly and with partners — like publishers, advertisers or web developers. I don't really understand the issue people have with aggregated information. All the companies I have worked for have been tracking how people use their product. It does not feel like I am invading somebody's privacy by tracking that 20% of our users clicked on the banner in o…
I believe that no information about user actions and behaviors should be recorded by a browser. It does not benefit the user in any way, only Google and advertisers. Also we should remember that data needs to be stored first before it is aggregated. What happens with information about each single event?
E.g., is it okay to track user location, if in aggregate they use it to advice on traffic?
Re: Ask HN: Who's switched from Chrome to Firefox 57?
#170It's a pity so many long-time users of Firefox feel distraught about the Extensions kerfuffle, but fwiw if that allowed Firefox to get fast, then I was all for it.
For my use cases, the available Web Extensions are enough. And I have even started to use Tree Style Tabs, while I was more than fine with regular horizontal tabs before.