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Attached: 1 image So this, from Firefox, is fucking toxic: https://mstdn.social/@Lokjo/112772496939724214 You might be aware Chrome— a browser made by an ad company— has been trying to claw back the limitations recently placed on ad networks by the death of third-party cookies, and added new features that gather and report data directly to ad networks. You'd know this because Chrome displayed a popup. If you're a Firefox user, what you probably don't know is Firefox added this feature and *has already turned it on without asking you*
  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    254·
    5 months ago

    … I don’t know of this is satire or not.

    • There is now a feature labeled “Privacy-preserving ad measurement” near the bottom of your Firefox Privacy settings. I recommend turning it off, or switching to a more privacy-conscious browser such as Google Chrome.
    • azdle@news.idlestate.orgOPEnglish
      104·
      5 months ago

      Definitely satire, the context from earlier:

      1. Firefox is worse than Chrome in their implementation of ad snitching, because Chrome enables it only after user consent.
        • azdle@news.idlestate.orgOPEnglish
          6·
          5 months ago

          [edit: To be clear, I assume the part that OP is not sure if it’s satire or not is “or switching to a more privacy-conscious browser such as Google Chrome.”] The emphasis in

          Firefox is worse than Chrome

          is in the original. To me that clearly implies that they are of the opinion that in general Google & Chrome are worse on privacy than Mozilla & Firefox. The comment at the end is just tongue in cheek snark alluding to the fact that in this particular case google did better for privacy in Chrome than Mozilla in Firefox.

          or switching to a more privacy-conscious browser such as Google Chrome.