http://www.ghacks.net/2017/02/12/firefox-focus-privacy-scandal/
We had also Australis where features have been outsourced for luring over Chrome users
We had Webextensions announced with the goal to lure over Chrome users
We had XUL removal announced with the goal to lure over Chrome users
Result... Mozilla is more of a Chrome clone than you think. Perhaps they do not use Blink, but they have adopted the mentality of Google and they exchange their target user group for Chrome users.
Disgusting. Seriously disgusting!
I am off to Otter-Browser with QTWebkit NG!
>You can turn off the anonymous data collecting of Firefox Focus by tapping on the settings icon, and flipping the switch next to "send anonymous usage data" to off.
Wow, it's fucking nothing!
As an idea why not make a unique browser to try and attract your competitors user base. Why would they move from what they already use if you try to clone it?
>>58912130
so speaks the Firefox apologist and Chrome UI lover.
This is FUD.
Ignore.
>can be turned off
Thread is over, I guess
Seriously... i wonder why everyone still loves Mozilla after all that fucked up shit they have done.
shifting focus towards simple fags, abandoning power users and betraying their users over and over again.
Guess people are just plain stupid.
>>58912101
Really makes you think!
>>58912101
Well what'd you expect. The guy that replaced Eich used to work for a CIA-funded venture capital firm.
>>58912740
Google - more like Mozilla than you might think
>>58912101
palemoon / iceweasel need a decent selfhosted solution to sync bookmarks, then I will never touch firefox again
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox-focus/
So basically it keeps track of what features you use most and it keeps track of what websites referred people to the download page.