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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint In EU Over Firefox Tracking Tech
vendredi 27 septembre 2024, 02:03 , par Slashdot
Another component of noyb's objection is that Mozilla's move 'doesn't replace cookies either' -- Firefox simply wouldn't have the market share and power to shift industry practices -- so all it's done is produce another additional way for websites to target ads. The noyb-backed complaint (PDF), which has been filed with the Austrian data protection authority, accuses Mozilla of failing to inform users about the processing of their personal data and of using an opt-out -- rather than an affirmative 'opt-in' -- mechanism. The privacy rights group also wants the regulator to order the deletion of all data collected so far. In a statement attributed to Christopher Hilton, its director of policy and corporate communications, Mozilla said that it has only conducted a 'limited test' of a PPA prototype on its own websites.While acknowledging poor communication around the effort, the company emphasized that no user data has been collected or shared and expressed its commitment to engaging with stakeholders as it develops the technology further. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/27/002223/mozilla-hit-with-privacy-complaint-in-eu-over-firefo...
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