ELI5: What should I do about the newest privacy stuff in Firefox?
ELI5: What should I do about the newest privacy stuff in Firefox?
I can't read long texts anymore, so I don't really understand what's going on. My internal bullshit-o-meter tells me that it's being blown out of proportion.
Can someone summarise it?
And what should I do? Make some configuration adjustments? Switch to LibreWolf or another fork?
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PPA, or Privacy Preserving Attribution, is supposed to be a more-private alternative to cross-site tracking. Mozillas idea was: what if we could give advertisers metrics without compromising individuals privacy? Honestly, it doesn’t really impact you as a user or your privacy.
The problem is:
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Sites will continue to use cross-site tracking techniques anyway.
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This feature was enabled for everyone without their consent or giving them an option to choose.
You can disable it, though…
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Settings > Privacy & Security > Website Advertising Preferences.
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Uncheck “Allow websites to perform privacy-preserving ad measurement”
I checked my settings and it was already off
It’s carbon monoxide bro
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