With just a few days’ notice, Mozilla terminated my employment this month after leaving me hanging on leave without explanation for several months. My discrimination case against them therefore enters a new phase after this wrongful termination.
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// settings user-test-programmuser_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false);
// dont use me as guinea piguser_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false);
user_pref("app.normandy.optoutstudies.enabled", false);
user_pref("messaging-system.rsexperimentloader.enabled", false);
// side-loading of telemetry-extensionuser_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled", false);
// disable Mozillas new tracking aggragation thingyuser_pref("dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled", false,);
// almost only for tracking usefuluser_pref("beacon.enabled", false); // so webpage can send (tracking) data before you close tabuser_pref("browser.send_pings", false); // hyperlink auditing (click-tracking)
Note: the last two are more nuanced.
Argument for beacon is that webpages will use a more intrusive way with noticeable delay to upload data on tab close. I personally prefer that, as a warning, but never saw one after years.
Argument for send_pings is, that trackers will use more mean and stealthier ways to track you, if they don’t have that interface (same as in private-attribution). I do know however, that companies who track you have high greed and low morale to begin with, and use all they can get to generate more money.
Just fire up Wireshark and inspect what Firefox calls, a lot of calling home and even if you change all the settings and config parameters to something sane it will still contact a 3rd party analytics company. Mozilla also acquired an ad analytics company recently for some reason.
I couldn’t find any info about this with a quick search. Do you have any links to where I can read more about this?
I have this in user.js:
// settings user-test-programm user_pref("app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled", false); // dont use me as guinea pig user_pref("app.normandy.enabled", false); user_pref("app.normandy.optoutstudies.enabled", false); user_pref("messaging-system.rsexperimentloader.enabled", false); // side-loading of telemetry-extension user_pref("extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled", false); // disable Mozillas new tracking aggragation thingy user_pref("dom.private-attribution.submission.enabled", false,); // almost only for tracking useful user_pref("beacon.enabled", false); // so webpage can send (tracking) data before you close tab user_pref("browser.send_pings", false); // hyperlink auditing (click-tracking)Note: the last two are more nuanced.
Argument for beacon is that webpages will use a more intrusive way with noticeable delay to upload data on tab close. I personally prefer that, as a warning, but never saw one after years.
Argument for send_pings is, that trackers will use more mean and stealthier ways to track you, if they don’t have that interface (same as in private-attribution). I do know however, that companies who track you have high greed and low morale to begin with, and use all they can get to generate more money.
That is blatantly false. Don’t even waste your time.
Just fire up Wireshark and inspect what Firefox calls, a lot of calling home and even if you change all the settings and config parameters to something sane it will still contact a 3rd party analytics company. Mozilla also acquired an ad analytics company recently for some reason.