Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1981
arrow-up1981external-linkFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square118fedilink
minus-squareTangledHyphae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoAgree, I recently checked further after seeing “sponsored” icons in my new tab page. Had to turn that off. I understand why it’s on by default, it’s just not congruent with privacy.
minus-squareInfiniWheel@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI’d say thats less a matter of privacy since it doesn’t reveal anything to the “sponsors”. More like bloat? Honestly can’t find the exact for rn
minus-squareTangledHyphae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI think you’re right. It exposes whatever IP endpoint you’re on to the request but irrelevant with a VPN.
Agree, I recently checked further after seeing “sponsored” icons in my new tab page. Had to turn that off. I understand why it’s on by default, it’s just not congruent with privacy.
I’d say thats less a matter of privacy since it doesn’t reveal anything to the “sponsors”. More like bloat? Honestly can’t find the exact for rn
I think you’re right. It exposes whatever IP endpoint you’re on to the request but irrelevant with a VPN.