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rpastuszak on July 15, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Firefox 128 enables "privacy-preserving" ad measur...

> The best objection to these proposals isn't privacy, it's that a browser vendor is lifting a finger for advertisers.

90% of Mozilla’s revenue, ca. $500,000,000 comes advertising partnerships (almost exclusively Google)

https://untested.sonnet.io/Defaults+Matter%2C+Don't+Assume+C...

My point is: it’s not just lifting a finger for advertisers. It’s deception. Defaults matter.

zihotki on July 15, 2024 [–]

And only a fraction of that money is used for Firefox development. Remember that you can't donate to Firefox (like you can for Thunderbird).

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