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Mozilla accused of tracking users in Firefox without consent (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23424886

European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users' online behavior.

Complaint: https://noyb.eu/en/firefox-tracks-you-privacy-preserving-feature

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Opt-out as opposed to opt-in is not privacy respecting in any way, shape, or form.