I stopped using firefox about 5 years ago. Adblock + Chrome is the best browser I've ever used.
That doesn't stop Google from reading your URL history.
Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
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Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#32Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#33The problem is that nobody is funding Firefox and they need money to continue development. If any of you "goodbye firefox" have a better idea feel free to speak up. Also, you can leave firefox for google, but it collects way more data anyway. Maybe Microsoft Edge will be good so Windows users can just use default browser.
Isn't that integrated with MSN.com?
Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#34I had nothing against the sponsoring in the new tab screen but this is a bit different. There is so much potential for backfire if they don't do it properly. But at the end, how is that different from Google who is also putting ads by analyzing your entire web history. The main problem is that it's quite hard to finance their business, they are trying to do new stuff in every direction to depend less on Google (new s…
Apparently, it's different from Google by showing ads without selling your personal information. Firefox fetches ads without sharing your history. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120311
Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#35Good. Non-profits with proven track records such as Mozilla are the only entities I trust to run an ethical ad network. While I care about privacy and have ghostery, ublock and eff privacy badger installed, I'll be making an exception for Mozilla.
As usual, I am disappointed with the HN hive-mind myopia regarding web ads, privacy and non-profits efforts to compete.
Also, Mozilla is respecting Do Not Track setting of Firefox users:
"* Note: if you set DNT=1, it is possible that you may not be receiving Suggested Tiles. You can very simply enable them on the new tab page with the cogwheel. We made the decision to opt users out of all sponsored Tiles experiences if they have DNT=1 quite early on, as we believe that most DNT early adopters are seeking to opt out of all advertising experiences. However, it’s important to understand that no tracking is involved in delivering Tiles."
Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#36I had nothing against the sponsoring in the new tab screen but this is a bit different. There is so much potential for backfire if they don't do it properly. But at the end, how is that different from Google who is also putting ads by analyzing your entire web history. The main problem is that it's quite hard to finance their business, they are trying to do new stuff in every direction to depend less on Google (new s…
Apparently, it's different from Google by showing ads without selling your personal information. Firefox fetches ads without sharing your history. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120311
Google doesn't sell your personal information, it provides access to your eyeballs.
Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#37Maybe the more relevant page is Mozilla's own announcement, instead of some random site. See https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2015/05/21/help-test... I think Mozilla needs to do a better job explaining why there is "no tracking involved in delivering Tiles". They now just state that, with no information on how it's implemented, and people will get scared if they don't hear specifics. I can imagine this being i…
A better blog-post to link to would be https://blog.mozilla.org/advancingcontent/2015/05/21/providi... which links to an infographic describing how user privacy is protected:
https://blog.mozilla.org/advancingcontent/files/2015/05/How-...
For people who don't like infographics, there's also a textual description: https://blog.mozilla.org/privacy/2015/05/21/putting-our-data...
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
> But that's not good either? Indeed, it's not a binary decision, there are other ways than just sell you user's data. For starter, Google (and now Yahoo) were giving hundreds of millions every year. What did Mozilla do with that?
Mostly, it funded development: http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mozilla_re...
In 2012 they had a surplus of more than $100,000,000 though...
And still, $30,000,000 for administrative cost? $45,000,000 for marketing? (never saw any ads for firefox, did you? I have no idea what they spent so much money on)
Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#39For once, it appears Microsoft are the only browser vendor moving in the right direction and that is scary.
It's happened in the past.
I still have positive memories of IE4 - at least compared to the horror of Netscape 4
Re: Firefox will show ads on the new tab page based on browsing history
#40Couldn't iceweasel just change the default so the ads are not shown? It is free software and they already got experience to do changes to the code in order to change the name and icon.