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posted by n1 on Monday July 13 2015, @12:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the more-you-share-the-more-you-care dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by ikanreed on Monday July 13 2015, @02:04PM

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Monday July 13 2015, @02:04PM (#208491) Journal

    I think the only solution is to continue to be an early adopter of the not-shit stuff. Which requires painful vigilance, and tons of effort.

    But then at least you can be the unlikable martyr who gives unsolicited advice about what to use.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by nitehawk214 on Monday July 13 2015, @03:03PM

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Monday July 13 2015, @03:03PM (#208521)

    My problem with this is it is hard to tell what is "non-shit" when you are an early adopter.

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