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[–] Mika@sopuli.xyz 98 points 4 days ago (1 children)

TBH despite I don't like this specific idea, nor use Firefox directly, I do like the usage of local inference vs sending your data to thirdparty to do AI.

They just needed to do it OPT IN, not OPT OUT.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 20 points 3 days ago (3 children)

then why the fuck is this newsworthy? ugh. Why is there such a huge hateboner for firefox lately?

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago

I really don't get it either.

It's not like it's a paid product either.

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

A lot of people would rather sit around and tear down the progress being made around them for being imperfect, than pitch in to help change things for the better.

[–] piefood@feddit.online -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because they keep betraying their supposed values for short-term gains.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

What is the gain? What is a single gain you think they have milked from their users?

[–] piefood@feddit.online 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

But nobody pays for Firefox? Do you mean the "recommended pages"? Because yeah that is a revenue source I guess, but as long as I can turn it off I can let it slide

[–] piefood@feddit.online 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

They get money from Google, advertisements, and selling data. Did you think Mozilla made it without paying their employees and executives?