this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2025
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Most people have no idea their data is being scraped from the services they use either, that doesn't mean they like it or that they should.
Unlike some folks in this thread, I never got an opt in pop up for the "features" on desktop or mobile.
Dude above's advice is just bad. Firefox defaults to some crappy shit, such as data collection, all the features such as pocket or what have you. By default its just not a secure browser, its really not.
I would advise against using it. Librewolf exists, you need to tweak the settings for it to be a normal browser, with data permanence, but after just a few tweaks you have a relatively secure browser.