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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by gigachad@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.world

I disabled any data collection using the GUI some days ago:

However Firefox still regularly tries to connect to this address incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org, which is apparently blocked by my network.

Now my question - why does FF try to connect, what is it and how do I stop it?

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[-] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 1 points 3 months ago

I just checked my firewall logs and librewolf (at least with my current settings) does not attempt to connect to incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org

[-] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

That's expected as LibreWolf aims to disable any tracking and telemetry innately, but it does not really answer my question. Thanks for your input though!

[-] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I was aiming at the "How do I stop it" question. - Either use librewolf, or compile a custom version of firefox applying whatever librewolf does to disable that.

But are you not already stopping it with your firewall?

[-] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

It is true I am stopping it. But I would like to understand the reasons why FF is making this connection despite disabled telemetry.

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