AFAIK Google Analytics snippet code is non-free so this would not align with Mozilla's manifesto if its being shipped as part of the binary in Firefox.
Can you clarify on how this is implemented and whether non-free code is being shipped with Firefox? Either way I share others concerns that this seems like a invasion of user privacy and contrary to Mozilla's marketing campaigns which suggest it is a champion of user privacy and user choice. Opt-out is not user choice. On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 2:14 PM, <el...@mozilla.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We would like to update our Privacy Notice for Firefox Hello[1], to > reflect our usage of Google Analytics and Optimizely for analytics and > inform users how to opt-out. Our use of these analytics was already part of > our Privacy Notice for all Mozilla websites[2][3], but we wanted to make it > clear that this included Firefox Hello. We also wanted to make sure users > were provided notice of the opt-out mechanisms for each. Below is the > language that we are adding: > > * **Analytics**: We may also use cookies and third party services to help > us understand in the aggregate how users engage with Hello. We use: > > * Google Analytics, which places a cookie on your device, to obtain > metrics on how users engage with Hello. This helps us to improve the Hello > service. > > * Optimizely, which places a cookie on your device, to help us test > variations of Hello. This helps us offer better experiences to Hello users. > > --------------------------------------- > > You can control individual cookie preferences and opt-out of web analytics > and > optimization tools. Learn More > > * **Cookie History**: You can accept or decline individual cookies in the > preferences > in the appropriate settings within your web browser. For Firefox, this can > be > found in the Tools/Options/Privacy history section. Note that certain > features > of Hello may not function properly without the aid of cookies. > > * **Analytics & Optimization**: If you do not want data about your > interaction with > Hello to be collected by Google Analytics, you can install the Google > Analytics > Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on keeps your visits anonymous and > prohibits > data transmission to Google Analytics. If you do not want data about your > interaction with Hello to be collected by Optimizely, you can opt-out by > visiting Optimizely's opt-out website for more information. > > You can also see the changes to the privacy policy on Github[4], which we > are targeting for November 30, and we look forward to any feedback you > might have. > > Thanks, > Elvin > > [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox-hello/ > [2] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.governance/xs7Sfyxc4As > [3] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/websites/ > [4] > https://github.com/mozilla/legal-docs/commit/c7535610c36e59d048d5138861058174c77755df > _______________________________________________ > governance mailing list > governance@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance > -- Benjamin Kerensa http://benjaminkerensa.com _______________________________________________ governance mailing list governance@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
