Comments on: Firefox to Track User Data?

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:47:26 +0000

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By: Chris Travers

Chris Travers — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:39:56 +0000

I am opposed to this project because I don’t think it can be successful as opt-in. Hence one has to choose between modes of failure. You basically have all of the issues with self-selecting surveys with the additional considerations of privacy and abuses of this by other parties. This suggests that any data collected will be relatively useless. If they make it opt-out, the backlash will be severe and probably permanent.

I hope they don’t waste everyone’s time with this plan.

By: Alex K

Alex K — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:56:52 +0000

[quote comment="10704"]So long as it’s opt-in and stays that way. Not that I have a problem with anonymous data anyway. The Mozilla team have proven themselves enough that I’m not about to start screaming accusations at them over something like this.[/quote]

Agree with you there. But I don’t want this anyway

By: James

James — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:31:04 +0000

So long as it’s opt-in and stays that way. Not that I have a problem with anonymous data anyway. The Mozilla team have proven themselves enough that I’m not about to start screaming accusations at them over something like this.

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By: Morbus

Morbus — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:39:24 +0000

This is the beauty of open source. If you don’t like how it’s done, you redo it.

And since they don’t force anything, I’m ok with it.

By: andresruiz

andresruiz — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:11:05 +0000

Wow, they’ll collect data from users !! I wont use Firefox animore starting from next Firefox 2 update and/or Firefox 3 release. Go to hell mozilla, I thougth it was safe software.

By: FataL

FataL — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:43:39 +0000

“Would you allow to track your data?”
No, I would not!

But it’s seems Ok, if they will ask users if they want participate in such a program.

BTW, I would shure allow to collect some statistics from browser usage if it is not connected to collecting data about content which I browse. It should be completly anonymous data such as number of bookmarks, number of tabs opened, number of plug-ins, number of add-ons, number of searches, etc. ( like Opera did to improve user experience: http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/opera-spyware-edition-released.html ).
But something says me that Mozilla just want to collect commercial statistics…