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Key FactsPrivacy Group Files Complaint Against Mozilla's Tracking Feature
Sep 25, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Privacy activist group noyb has filed a complaint against Mozilla, claiming that the 'Privacy Preserving Attribution' feature in Firefox tracks user behavior.
- Despite Mozilla's assertion that the feature provides anonymized data to advertisers, it is enabled by default, which violates EU GDPR rights.
- Noyb is urging the Austrian data protection authority to investigate and implement an opt-in system instead of the current opt-out approach.
- Mozilla defends the feature as a way to enhance advertising practices but acknowledges that users should have the choice to disable it.
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