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Android is now warning of Firefox sharing data (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by hr_@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Found this notification this morning on my pixel 6.

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[–] clot27@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

Any good browser suggestion??

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I like Zen. Waterfox is also good.

[–] clot27@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

for android?

[–] tidemann@feddit.dk 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like Vivaldi

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[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 42 points 2 months ago

Okay, turned it off. If a site needs my location it can ask me and I can politely tell it to fuck off unless it has a warrant.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

NnnnnoooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOO

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Either die a hero……

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 64 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Isn't that just because Firefox got access to location data because some site asked for it?

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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago (13 children)

The DDG app shows no 3rd party tracking attempts made by Firefox at all... So far...

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[–] umbraroze@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wait a second. You're expecting Google to not FUD? Ha ha ha oh wow. I mean I didn't actually expect them to do so, but yeah.

[–] TheRealAsmodeus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Wth is fud?

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

Elmer

[–] binary45@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt. It’s more commonly used in crypto communities.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago

Expected, no. Surprised, also no.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 48 points 2 months ago

Google: "Forcing us to divest Chrome could have impacts on our ability to support Mozilla and their high executive salaries as we own the space with Chrome."

Also Google:

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