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Over at ghacks, Martin Brinkmann writes:
Mozilla has added Pocket, a third-party "save for later" service, to Firefox Beta (and other development channels of the browser).
This is based on the proprietary former addon pocket, which is now no longer supported since it is being integrated.
It's only the beta channel, but this has all the hallmarks of a half-baked revenue stream for Mozilla that ultimately sells out user privacy - and what's worse, is opt-out, rather than opt-in.
Sponsored tiles on the new tab page, changing default search settings during updates, surrendering on DRM, and now this... Mozilla keeps finding ways to make it hard to stay a supporter. Here's hoping they hear some feedback on this decision before it gets out of beta!
What are the best available browser options for users wanting to protect their privacy as much as possible, as well as run a bloat-free browser? Pale Moon? Midori?
(Score: 3, Informative) by Open4D on Thursday May 21 2015, @04:09PM
Me too.
It is worth noting that this is also possible without using multiple browsers. I have several Firefox profiles, which can be in use simultaneously. (And it seems that something similar is also possible in Chrome.) http://www.howtogeek.com/209320/how-to-set-up-and-use-multiple-profiles-user-accounts-in-firefox/ [howtogeek.com]
I actually think this kind of website separation should be made a fundamental part of the browsing experience, rather than something only geeks ever do (and only when they can be bothered with the hassle). From a user perspective, just because I'm logged in to Facebook, shouldn't mean that a visit with the same web browser to randomsite.com results in Random Site Inc. or Facebook learning anything extra about me. That kind of thing should only happen if I have a specific or general opt-in.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday May 21 2015, @05:23PM
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