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Firefox CTO Responds On Collecting User Advertisement Data (libreddit.bus-hit.me)

submitted 5 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] isaaclyman@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Do we think anyone would actually opt in?

I’m not saying you’re wrong, just that making it opt-in is probably seen in this case as equivalent to throwing the entire feature in the trash.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You're probably right, and that's precisely the point. They're wasting time and resources on something no one wants.

[–] isaaclyman@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I’m with you there. The only explanation that makes sense to me is if they’re really hurting for cash. And if they are, I honestly don’t have a solution that falls between “go bankrupt” and “sell out our users in the least noxious way we can come up with.”