New Firefox update (version 128) enables adtracking
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1e45mih/firefox_enables_adtracking_for_all_users/
The wording is a little strange, but the general consensus is to opt out. One of their devs had the absolute nerve to say
"Opt-in is only meaningful if users can make an informed decision. I think explaining a system like PPA would be a difficult task. And most users complain a lot about these types of interruption. In my opinion an easily discoverable opt-out option + blog posts and such were the right decision." [x]
"You're too stupid to make this decision, so we'll make it for you." Wow, thanks! They neither explain it clearly (and admit that) nor told anyone (they said it was announced in emails, but then acknowledge that their average user doesn't look at stuff like that) ofc we cant make an informed decision. I'm still trying to figure out if this means they put a filter between the tracker and us that's already grabbing this info -or- if they're doing the trackers work for them by sending the info before the tracker even asks for it.
Based on how overly worded everything is and they can't be bothered to make it simple to understand, and that a lot of people don't keep up on these things, the assumption would be that more people will leave this unchecked than not, so they might not get all of us but better more than not, therefore, you want to uncheck it. As always, take my analysis with a grain of salt, and look into it yourself. But the way it's worded just seems like they've fucked us either way. Their CTO said none of this matters if you have adblock, which is bullshit for a number of reasons, but that isn't foolproof. Companies/websites are doing their damnedest to circumvent adblockers all the time. cough tumblr cough
TO OPT OUT:
go to settings>privacy & security -or- type "about:preferences#privacy" in your search bar
scroll down to "website advertising preferences"
uncheck box marked "allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement
If you do not see it, you might have an older version of firefox. It doesn't seem to be on mobile yet.
WELL SHIT. WHILE YOU'RE AT IT: There's a "Firefox Data Collection and Use" section, make sure to uncheck all that too. Amazing.
