Firefox Fights for You. We keep your data safe, never sold

fxfan wrote: post #2

Lets start with removing pocket and installing unlock origin by default. I'll believe you. And I say this as a loyal user since 2006.,

I honestly do not understand why so many people are angry about Pocket: https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-reco...

> Important Note: Neither Mozilla nor Pocket receives a copy of your browser history. The entire process of sorting and filtering which stories you should see happens locally in your copy of Firefox.

Do you think they're lying? Do you just hate the idea of any built-in browser integration with proprietary services?

Re: Firefox Fights for You. We keep your data safe, never sold

#5

Post by pferde » Sat, Jan 05, 2019, 6:00 PM UTC

Dear Mozilla, you have no business having my data in the first place. If you're promising to keep my data safe, things have already gone wrong.

Re: Firefox Fights for You. We keep your data safe, never sold

#6

Post by jchw » Sat, Jan 05, 2019, 6:00 PM UTC

They've been blasting the PR far and wide on social media but did they ever address their recent 'experiment?'

Re: Firefox Fights for You. We keep your data safe, never sold

#7

Post by onetimemanytime » Sat, Jan 05, 2019, 6:02 PM UTC

First of all, what data do you have and why do you have it?

Re: Firefox Fights for You. We keep your data safe, never sold

#8

Post by knob » Sat, Jan 05, 2019, 6:03 PM UTC

ForHackernews wrote: post #4

fxfan wrote: post #2

Lets start with removing pocket and installing unlock origin by default. I'll believe you. And I say this as a loyal user since 2006.,

I honestly do not understand why so many people are angry about Pocket: https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-reco... > Important Note: Neither Mozilla nor Pocket receives a copy of your browser history. The entire process of sorting and filtering which stories you should see happens locally in your copy of Firefox. Do you think they're lying? Do you just hate the idea of any built-in browser integr…

> Do you just hate the idea of any built-in browser integration with proprietary services?

Yes. I hate the idea of any built-in browser integration with proprietary services.

Re: Firefox Fights for You. We keep your data safe, never sold

#9

Post by tombuben » Sat, Jan 05, 2019, 6:04 PM UTC

pferde wrote: post #5

Dear Mozilla, you have no business having my data in the first place. If you're promising to keep my data safe, things have already gone wrong.

Except they actually provide useful features like Firefox Sync. If you opt into that service it is impossible for them to provide it to you withouth having your data on their servers.

Re: Firefox Fights for You. We keep your data safe, never sold

#10

Post by ForHackernews » Sat, Jan 05, 2019, 6:04 PM UTC

knob wrote: post #8

ForHackernews wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I honestly do not understand why so many people are angry about Pocket: https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-reco... > Important Note: Neither Mozilla nor Pocket receives a copy of your browser history. The entire process of sorting and filtering which stories you should see happens locally in your copy of Firefox. Do you think they're lying? Do you just hate the idea of any built-in browser integr…

> Do you just hate the idea of any built-in browser integration with proprietary services? Yes. I hate the idea of any built-in browser integration with proprietary services.

Do you feel the same way about including Google as the default search engine? If not, why not?