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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Mozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacy

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Mozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacy

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

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Firefox is removing the Do Not Track setting from version 135 onwards. Mozilla recommends using Global Privacy Control setting as alternative,

https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-firefox-removes-do-not-track-feature-support-heres-what-it-means-for-your-privacy/

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It means nothing. DNT is being ignored by most websites anyway and is also a fingerprinting metric.
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  And yet there’s a brand new one! GPC
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    As long as the brand new one is legally binding, why not. And it is at least in California.

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