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Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web (www.theverge.com)

submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Mozilla has launched a paid subscription service called Mozilla Monitor Plus, which monitors and removes personal information from over 190 sites where brokers sell data.
The service is priced at $8.99 per month and is an extension of the free dark web monitoring service Mozilla Monitor (previously Firefox Monitor).
Basic Monitor members receive a free scan and one-time removal sweep, while Plus members get continual monthly data broker scans and removal attempts.

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[+] foggy@lemmy.world -54 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (23 children)

I got downvoted to hell for saying it before, but what Ubuntu and Firefox are up to together is kinda what Microsoft went to court over Internet Explorer for in the 90s.

Firefox is my go-to today, but I'm watching them closely.

Edit: typical fanboy downvotes. The writing is on the wall. Mark my words y'all. In 2035 you'll be saying "get off Firefox" like you're currently saying "get off chrome". I've seen this song and dance before.

Also, look at this super cool not disgusting abomination of a bug that's not a bug. Remap my fucking root directory?

Read on

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 49 points 9 months ago (1 children)

what Ubuntu and Firefox are up to together is kinda what Microsoft went to court over Internet Explorer for in the 90s.

Can you elaborate on the statement? I'm not connecting the dots.

[–] scrooge@infosec.pub 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's about firefox coming pre-installed in ubuntu, not sure either

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No, they're talking about how Ubuntu doesn't let you uninstall Firefox, and constantly push ads for it down your throat, and how Ubuntu always opens web search results in Firefox regardless of your default browser, and how... Oh wait

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

So you don't know how to uninstall Firefox on Ubuntu?

Where do these "Ubuntu ads" display in the operating system? Are you talking about the software browser? An application used to get software suggestions is suggesting software? Or something more nefarious?

To me, your post just says, "I haven't used Linux much," because I've never encountered any of these problems.. but I'm always open to being wrong.

Edit : Just wanted to add that I now see that I missed a joke. I appreciate the helpful replies!

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They're being satirical.

They're saying Ubuntu does those things then ending it with "oh wait... [they don't! That's what Microsoft does!]"

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It was a joke, as the other guy said, i use linux as my main os anyways.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I also didn't get they were joking, a /s would have been helpful

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I thought the fact that Ubuntu does none of those things, and the "oh, wait..." Made it clear enough, I'll add a /s next time though

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