Archived Waterfox, Its Legacy and Looking to the Future (blog.waterfoxproject.org)
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Archived Waterfox, Its Legacy and Looking to the Future (blog.waterfoxproject.org)
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[–] 16352842? 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Waterfox lures uninformed users with their privacy theater.
[–] TheTrigger [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Huh. With this, and your other comment (of which I visited the non-archived version, btw, just to make sure you aren't fucking with me), I have to say that you bring up some valid points. However, your article's critique is with lengthy, intentionally cryptic, misleading privacy advocacy/advertisement.
It's complaining about Facebook's 6,000+ words.
Do you know how many Waterfox's has? 784. (for reference: this comment has 540)
And it covers a lot of material.
Basically, what I'm saying is: it isn't written in alien-jew-lawyer-speak. Could they be more honest about what they do? Actually: not really. It's right there, in plain English. And, I mean, I'd like to think I'm not an idiot, but some of these provisions seem like a no-brainer:
Duh. How will it make sure you don't get the Ubuntu .deb, Chinese version older than yours, without revealing a little information? That seems obvious to me. Like, just by the very act of using such a feature, should one realize that said pertinent information will be sent.
Okay, that's kind of fucky, and I don't like how I have to opt-out of it.
Understand it, don't like it. However: am glad that I am given the option to turn off.
This is duh. Why wouldn't it? This is asinine to argue against. The website is telling you that this company gave it a certificate, authorizing its use: why shouldn't the browser verify that? It's lunacy to think this is a wrong thing to do.
They've always been upfront about that. Their whole deal with Ecosia, etc. Nothing new here.
Dude, from reading that: nothing particularly stands out. I want you, specifically to tell me what you think is wrong about any of that. We just went through it point-by-point. So... enlighten me.