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to me, it's very sad that firefox tracks search data (lemmy.world)
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If I want to opt out, I can only opt out by disabling all usage telemetry according to the official doc https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/share-data-mozilla-help-improve-firefox . That means that my usage habits and the usage habit of all people that do not want to share their search terms with firefox, i.e. all somewhat privacy interested people is just thrown into the void. For future browser decisions, this means that the browsing behavior of a whole group is neglected. This makes me sad.

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[–] LWD@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Can you upload and share a copy of your telemetry data or at least a copy of the search topics that have been associated with your Firefox browser?

I'm interested in perusing what kind of topics are collected.

Mozillas Telemetry docs and Privacy Notice

These both appear to be the same link, and neither of them mention "topics" or "search" as far as I can tell.