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Does anyone here not opt out of the telemetry data that Firefox collects by default? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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I am just curious because I had it off for a long time but have recently started to opt back in because I am too lazy to report every single bug I encounter when browsing the web but I do want to see Mozilla improve Firefox.

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[–] 49 points 3 years ago (2 children)

On a side note, I would appreciate it if it was opt-in. Ask when the profile is being set up. Don't be sneaky about it. I understand that this means less metrics for Mozilla, but consent is more important, imo.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yup, I would probably opt-in if that was how it was presented, but since it's opt-out, I go out of my way to opt-out. Privacy should be the default.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    Same, although from my work I also know that it's entirely impractical to do opt-in if it is about user interaction data. You need specifically the data of those users that neither interact with opt-out nor opt-in prompts, meaning you get their data if it's opt-out but will never get it when it's opt-in.

    The reason those are the important ones is that your power users will already tell you about their interactions and ideas and ires. Metrics for them is interesting, but not actually as required. You need the data of the (silent) majority to judge how your application is actually being used by most.

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