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steve2470

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2. I don't know the details of that specific program but...

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sat Oct 21, 2017, 10:45 AM

Oct 2017

it probably anonymizes your data so it can't be directly traced back to you. Mozilla, who runs Firefox, is a pretty good outfit overall, so I think you're ok.

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Any Firefox Pioneers here? [View all] hermetic Oct 2017 OP

I use Firefox. MontanaMama Oct 2017 #1

Oh, yeah hermetic Oct 2017 #5

I don't know the details of that specific program but... steve2470 Oct 2017 #2

here's an entire web page about it steve2470 Oct 2017 #3

Thanks, Steve hermetic Oct 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author earthshine Oct 2017 #4