Comment by exikyut
9 years ago
HOLD THE PHONE
The support thread links to https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/lookingglass.
That page says, in a clearly delineated box,
> No changes will be made to Firefox unless you have opted in to this Alternate Reality Game.
PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS INCONSISTENCY.
Hopefully, it's a bug, and that addon wasn't intended to be installed (much less active) universally like it is.
That doesn't make it OK, but it would make me look at them with suspicion instead of hostility.
>Hopefully, it's a bug, and that addon wasn't intended to be installed (much less active) universally like it is.
hey look, a voice of reason!
seriously. Mozilla is a company that has a long track record of dedication to openness and the free and open internet
this isnt Google, facebook, etc
let's all take a step back and give them a little benefit of the doubt here, until we get some facts on what happened.
for everyone else...
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Mozilla is a company that has a long track record of dedication to openness and the free and open internet
True, and that's why I never stopped and recommending Firefox since I first installed Phoenix. That said, they're already installing and enabling Cliqz by default (for some users), and that's no bug. So it's not absurd that people might assume this isn't either. Reputation is hard to gain and easy to lose.
I think this /r/pitchforkemporium stuff is better suited to Reddit than HackerNews.
>>Hopefully, it's a bug, and that addon wasn't intended to be installed (much less active) universally like it is.
>hey look, a voice of reason!
Where's official statement saying it's a bug and it will be disabled ASAP? All I see is Mozilla workers here trying to justity the "bug".
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Don't forget torches, you have to burn down the evil castle or else they'll just hide until everyone leaves.
> let's all take a step back and give them a little benefit of the doubt here, until we get some facts on what happened.
Except for:
Google Analytics being used on the Firefox Addons menu – solved by adding, in grey text on grey background, a tiny "Privacy Policy" link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15421708
Mozilla forcefully enabling toolkit.telemetry.enabled in Nightly and Developer versions, and, upon being asked, saying that "below the download link is a text telling you that by downloading these, you opt-in to telemetry".
Benefit of the doubt is over, it’s time to get the pitchforks out.
Even if installed, the add-on only initializes if `extensions.pug.lookingglass` is set to true in about:config. That preference defaults to false.