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All this does is cause advertisers to look at more advances mechanisms to track users and make it 'mainstream' -- like browser fingerprinting. These are also not explictly governed by existing legislation, so they can also worry about things like cookie laws and there's little to no defense.
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Actually I didn't, because it's my device and it will operate how I see fit. This includes not being coopted to spy on me. My only 'contract' with the other party is that I requested some information, and they supplied it. I can render it how I see fit, or not at all. Websites can find a way to operate without this information stream or go bust, it's no skin off my nose one way or another. > 99% of the data anyone is…
If you're not paying (via ads or otherwise), and you're actively trying to block analytics which make services better, then you're a leech that should not have access to the content/service. Fortunately blocking the Firefox agent for non-paying users is easy, as is detecting the blocking of these scripts in the case that you try to change the user agent.
I'm perfectly happy with that arrangement. I think we ought to make it even more explicit so that folks like yourself get the message. It's my computer not your remote terminal.
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I did definitely notice much better WebRender performance on Nvidia than on Intel, so I turned off WebRender on the Intel laptop.
I went looking at the WebRender blog and they are apparently still making performance improvements every time they post an update, so make sure to clear your override and let the defaults take effect in a few weeks - either it’ll be better or (I assume) the telemetry data will highlight your OS+GPU+driver pairing as needs-improvement (which it can’t with it force-disabled).
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Same could be said of the phone, right? A zero day on the phone would circumvent the 2FA. Really, the SMS part is the actual weak link in the chain. Easier to hijack SMS than own a computer or phone.
> Easier to hijack SMS than own a computer or phone. That depends on the country, in Germany it's way more difficult.
It is funny how my browser preferences has changed over last 5 years. 2014 me as a developer had Chrome as number 1 browser for both development and all rest. Firefox once a month just to check cross browser compatibility. And Safari was just installed without me using it. 2019 me uses Safari for everything except development. Excellent power consumption and UX. Firefox for development. And lastly Chrome for all web…
I have mostly switched over to Firefox from Chrome for all work related stuff except for anything Google Drive related (esp. Google "new" Sites - that has resulted in lost data and a failed demo). So yes Google, Chrome will always likely be running on my system, but in almost exactly the same place IE did 10-15 years ago. Is that something to be proud of?
>For new users who install and download Firefox for the first time, Enhanced Tracking Protection will automatically be set on by default as part of the ‘Standard’ setting in the browser and will block known “third-party tracking cookies” according to the Disconnect list. Despite other issues, which there are some, I'm really happy to see FF not only enable more ways for users to protect themselves - but to be rolling…
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For Mac users, this is... not great. Firefox on Mac continues to be an oddball in comparison to how it runs on Windows/Linux. I'll keep using Safari, which also gives me that wonderful cross-device syncing.
It is great for Mac users. Firefox 67+ is faster than Chrome and works flawlessly on MBP 2014. Some "Mac users" also use dev tools, and Firefox is better than Safari in this aspect.
When you parrot this around, you stop Mozilla from feeling the pressure necessary to build a compelling product on Mac.