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Telemetry was added to create an aggregate count of searches by category to broadly inform search feature development. These categories are based on 20 high-level content types, such as "sports,” “business,” and “travel”. This data will not be associated with specific users and will be collected using OHTTP to remove IP addresses as potentially identifying metadata. No profiling will be performed, and no data will be shared with third parties. (read more)

The Copy Without Site Tracking option can now remove parameters from nested URLs. It also includes expanded support for blocking over 300 tracking parameters from copied links, including those from major shopping websites. Keep those trackers away when sharing links!

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  • Admax@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Can anyone enlighten me as to what the hell Mozilla is going to do with that kind of telemetry as it’s not even tied to anyone ?

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      8 months ago

      To know what features people are using, how fast it’s running, know what hardware and where it’s being used, and to try to investigate crashing issues? Telemetry doesn’t only mean knowing where you live or who you’re banging.

      • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        8 months ago

        To know what features people are using, how fast it’s running, know what hardware and where it’s being used, and to try to investigate crashing issues?

        None of those things are what’s being discussed here, or what GP asked about. As stated in the article, this is about categorizing people’s searches.

        • sunbeam60@lemmy.oneEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Because that allows them to sell the default search engine spot for more; the more you know about an audience the more it’s worth, even this high up the food chain.

    • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Why would they need to tie that telemetry to people in order to use it to inform their own development (as it states as the purpose, and is the purpose of all their telemetry as far as I know).

    • vin@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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      8 months ago

      You can measure how well your ads are working on a category level and work on improving revenue from each industry vertical.

    • leanleft@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Lets say you live in a tribe. Everyone eats the same shit. Everyone does the same work. Everyone feels the same way. Why is it necessary to pinpoint an individual?
      Any specimen from the batch is going to tell you what you what you want to know.
      #deanonymity

    • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Click on “read more” in the article:

      To improve Firefox based on your needs, understanding how users interact with essential functions like search is key. We’re ramping up our efforts to enhance search experience by developing new features like Firefox Suggest, which provides recommended online content that corresponds to queries. To make sure that features like this work well, we need better insights on overall search activity – all without trading off on our commitment to user privacy. Our goal is to understand what types of searches are happening so that we can prioritize the correct features by use case.

      More info here: https://blog.mozilla.org/products/firefox/firefox-search-update/