Julien Voisin blogs:
Today, I updated my Firefox, and had a new icon on my toolbar: pocket. I took at quick look at the ToS and privacy policy; here is my tl;dr:
Read it Later, Inc. is collecting a lot of intimate information and is tracking you.
When you share something through Pocket with a friend, the emails contains spying material using malware-like techniques to track your friends.
They are sharing those information with trusted third parties (Could be anyone they are doing business with.).
The policy might change, and it's your responsibility to check Pocket's website to see if it has.
[...] The Pocket implementation is not an extension (while it was available as an extension), it's implemented in Firefox. You can not remove it, only disable it, by going in about:config, since this option is not available in the preferences menu.
What the hell is pocket? on Mozilla's site:
The Pocket for Firefox button lets you save web pages and videos to Pocket in just one click. Pocket strips away clutter and saves the page in a clean, distraction-free view and lets you access them on the go through the Pocket app. All you need is a free account, an Internet connection and the Pocket button.
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Monday July 13 2015, @02:09PM
The program works just fine on install
As far as you can tell. Who knows what bugs are being exploited in the background without having any impact on your experience?
systemd is Roko's Basilisk
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 13 2015, @04:32PM
Well, just don't let it connect to the internet. Oh, wait … ;-)
(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Monday July 13 2015, @08:32PM
They never seem to update about:blank any more...
systemd is Roko's Basilisk