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See what’s changing in Firefox: Better insights, same privacy. Stil a good choice?
(blog.mozilla.org)
this post was submitted on 25 May 2024
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This is disabled if you turn off telemetry in the settings, which users should already be doing anyway. I don't see this as any worse than what they already do.
Not necessarily. If you want to support the software it's generally a good idea to leave it on as it helps the devs find bugs and what features are needed and what existing features that are used.
Why would I disable telemetry when it can give valuable information for development purposes?
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What points tho? Firefox doesn't give you any points for anything.