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Firefox for Android starting to share location data with third parties

42 pointsby simpss2 months ago
Today i got a notification on my phone, that firefox is changing how it handles my location data and that it might be shared with third parties[1].<p>This update is yet to be included in the official play store page[2], but has already taken affect for the installed application.<p>[1] - https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;8rBB8k4.jpeg<p>[2] - See play store snapshot, that states &quot;no data is shared with third parties&quot;: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20250310211223&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;play.google.com&#x2F;store&#x2F;apps&#x2F;datasafety?id=org.mozilla.firefox&amp;hl=en-us

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karmakaze2 months ago
I don&#x27;t allow location access for Firefox or other apps. Even with delivery apps I&#x27;ll manually enter pickup address (or use saved nicknames).<p><i>I mostly leave location services disabled altogether (as it saves a good amount of battery).</i>
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WayToDoor2 months ago
Third party, such as other websites when giving explicit permission? This sounds fine to me.
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