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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.apps |
| Subject | Re: Firefox Now Sells User Data - Here's How This Affects Mac Users |
| Date | 2025-07-08 15:22 +1200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <104i2ug$3bide$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <104hl0k$1d4vo$1@paganini.bofh.team> |
On 2025-07-07 23:30:00 +0000, Sam Coats said:
> DOWNLOAD THIS: <https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/?standalone=1>
A. The post by "Marion" / Arlen is just more of the same old
utter nonsense, lies, and misinformation troling that the
braindead moron always posts.
B. Even if it was actually remotely true, Google is still a
far far worse choice for privacy. :-\
> On 06/07/2025 16:14, Marion wrote:
>> This is only written for the Mac but it might affect everyone.
>> Does it?
>>
>> *Firefox Now Sells User Data - Here's How This Affects Mac Users*
>> <https://www.macobserver.com/tips/round-ups/firefox-now-sells-user-data-heres-how-this-affects-mac-users/>
>>
>>
>> They also discuss
>> a. Apple's WebKit
>> b. Google's Blink (which is based on WebKit)
>> c. Mozilla's Gecko (which powers Firefox)
>>
>> I like their matter-of-fact style, such as when they said, accurately...
>> "You don't have to worship Apple to agree IE was terrible"
>>
>> Where a fundamental premise of the authors appears to be
>> "It's disheartening Mozilla broke its pledge of over two decades...
>> But funding had to come from somewhere."
>>
>> Mainly the article is about:
>> "Mozilla's decision to sell Firefox users' data...
>> came as part of a broader change in the organization's terms of service,
>> many of which are worrying"
>>
>> "Browsers monitoring its users' traffic is exactly
>> the kind of thing Mozilla was created to fight against."
>>
>> Regarding Firefox on the Mac specifically, they say...
>> "Finding Alternatives to Firefox Isn't Hard - Unless You're a Mac User"
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