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Firefox users are unhappy with privacy tweaks in the browser's latest version (www.techspot.com)

submitted 4 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Firefox 127 has introduced privacy tweaks that are causing user dissatisfaction, particularly due to changes like the separation of normal and private windows on the taskbar and the closing of private tabs when the main instance closes on iOS.
Despite user complaints, the update includes new privacy and security enhancements such as upgrading subresources from HTTP to HTTPS and masking CPU architecture to reduce fingerprinting.
Mozilla plans to address user feedback by reintroducing the "browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled" preference as an opt-in and adding more intuitive privacy settings in future updates.

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[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 67 points 4 months ago

What is this article talking about? That's a UX change. It has nothing to do with privacy or Mozilla's commitment to privacy.

[-] TxzK@lemmy.zip 25 points 4 months ago

"but we gotta bait for clicks"

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago

We are?

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 24 points 4 months ago

but several users noticed and took to online forums to complain.

There's at least 7 users that are, therefore all 180,000,000 users are unhappy. It's extremely simple logic.

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago

More like Firefox users are surprised to find out some journalist thinks they're unhappy with "privacy tweaks" they hadn't even noticed.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Speak for yourself

[-] tutus@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 months ago

I may have missed something.

Firefox 127 has introduced privacy tweaks that are causing user dissatisfaction, particularly due to changes like the separation of normal and private windows on the taskbar and the closing of private tabs when the main instance closes on iOS.

This sounds like it would be the expected behaviour?

Despite user complaints, the update includes new privacy and security enhancements such as upgrading subresources from HTTP to HTTPS and masking CPU architecture to reduce fingerprinting.

This sounds like a good thing?

Mozilla plans to address user feedback by reintroducing the "browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled" preference as an opt-in and adding more intuitive privacy settings in future updates.

This sounds like a good thing?

[-] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 11 points 4 months ago

I'm happy I have y'all because I can satisfy my curiosity sparked by clickbait titles without ever giving those a click.

Seriously, the digest alone looks like the full thing is an absolute non-article.

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