Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down19
arrow-up1986arrow-down1external-linkFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squareTangledHyphae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·9 months agoAgree, I recently checked further after seeing “sponsored” icons in my new tab page. Had to turn that off. I understand why it’s on by default, it’s just not congruent with privacy.
minus-squareInfiniWheel@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoI’d say thats less a matter of privacy since it doesn’t reveal anything to the “sponsors”. More like bloat? Honestly can’t find the exact for rn
minus-squareTangledHyphae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoI think you’re right. It exposes whatever IP endpoint you’re on to the request but irrelevant with a VPN.
Agree, I recently checked further after seeing “sponsored” icons in my new tab page. Had to turn that off. I understand why it’s on by default, it’s just not congruent with privacy.
I’d say thats less a matter of privacy since it doesn’t reveal anything to the “sponsors”. More like bloat? Honestly can’t find the exact for rn
I think you’re right. It exposes whatever IP endpoint you’re on to the request but irrelevant with a VPN.