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Mozilla Backs off on Data Collection: Firefox Labs to Not Require Telemetry or Studies in Future Updates (www.quippd.com)
submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Starting in Firefox 138, Mozilla started gating Firefox Labs features behind data collection.

Mozilla had announced that some new Firefox features would be released via Firefox Labs.

It is now a few hours since I posted, and there is reason to celebrate – Mozilla is updating Firefox Labs to let people access features without needing to enable data collection.

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[–] scytale@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them!

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

You were my bro~~th~~wser!