Comments on: Yes, Firefox does Phone Home Everyday http://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/ Technology News Sun, 27 May 2012 02:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Verockhttp://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-155766 Verock Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:50:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-155766 Nothing stated so far addresses what Firefox is doing phoning home to Google at every load: IP 74.125.224.47Not to mention that a Google search for this IP does not reveal any webpages that ask the question! i had to use ixquick.com to find this website and a few others who had uncovered this Firefox spyware, which still exists in Firefox 3.6.14.For all the naive children to learn the hard way: There is no such thing as trust without auditing. Nothing stated so far addresses what Firefox is doing phoning home to Google at every load:

IP 74.125.224.47

Not to mention that a Google search for this IP does not reveal any webpages that ask the question! i had to use ixquick.com to find this website and a few others who had uncovered this Firefox spyware, which still exists in Firefox 3.6.14.

For all the naive children to learn the hard way: There is no such thing as trust without auditing.

]]> By: Jameshttp://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-140227 James Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:14:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-140227 My Firefox does NOT Phone Home Everyday ;)http://support.mozilla.com/fr/kb/Firefox+makes+unrequested+connections My Firefox does NOT Phone Home Everyday ;)

[support.mozilla.com]+makes+unrequested+connections

]]> By: Firefox is taking notes and phoning home | g2http://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-139806 Firefox is taking notes and phoning home | g2 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:46:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-139806 [...] Not sure about this Yesterday there was some concern raised over at Reddit because someone had noticed that both of Mozilla’s flagship products, Firefox and Thunderbird, call home every 24-hours. This happens regardless of whether you go into the Firefox preferences and disable all of the different types of updates. [...] [...] Not sure about this Yesterday there was some concern raised over at Reddit because someone had noticed that both of Mozilla’s flagship products, Firefox and Thunderbird, call home every 24-hours. This happens regardless of whether you go into the Firefox preferences and disable all of the different types of updates. [...]

]]> By: Jameshttp://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-139805 James Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:43:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-139805 http://kb.mozillazine.org/Connections_established_on_startup_-_Firefox [kb.mozillazine.org]

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-139796 Ryan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:13:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-139796 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-139778" rel="nofollow">Transcontinental wrote:</a><blockquote>Why is it that, when Microsoft products phone home I become suspicious, but when Mozilla software phones the same, doesn’t bother me at all? Call it confidence, I guess ;) It’s not phoning home which matters, it’s more what is said on the phone, right?</blockquote></div> I saw that kind of comment several times on the Reddit article. I think it's the fact that Mozilla is open source and free, so you *want* to trust them more.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-139781" rel="nofollow">netster007x wrote:</a><blockquote>I don’t know why people get worried when apps send in info. As long as it doesn’t negatively affect performance which it definitely doesn’t what’s the problem?</blockquote></div> I never have any problems with sending data back. In fact, I normally opt-in to any apps asking if it's okay to collect anonymous usage stats. Hey, if it can help better the program then I'm all for it.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-139792" rel="nofollow">x wrote:</a><blockquote>Mozilla’s fox uses Apple’s iPhone ? :P</blockquote></div> Of course... what else would it use? Transcontinental wrote:
Why is it that, when Microsoft products phone home I become suspicious, but when Mozilla software phones the same, doesn’t bother me at all? Call it confidence, I guess ;) It’s not phoning home which matters, it’s more what is said on the phone, right?

I saw that kind of comment several times on the Reddit article. I think it’s the fact that Mozilla is open source and free, so you *want* to trust them more.

netster007x wrote:
I don’t know why people get worried when apps send in info. As long as it doesn’t negatively affect performance which it definitely doesn’t what’s the problem?

I never have any problems with sending data back. In fact, I normally opt-in to any apps asking if it’s okay to collect anonymous usage stats. Hey, if it can help better the program then I’m all for it.

x wrote:
Mozilla’s fox uses Apple’s iPhone ? :P

Of course… what else would it use?

]]> By: xhttp://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-139792 x Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:03:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-139792 Mozilla's fox uses Apple's iPhone ? :P Mozilla’s fox uses Apple’s iPhone ? :P

]]> By: netster007xhttp://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-139781 netster007x Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:29:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-139781 I don't know why people get worried when apps send in info. As long as it doesn't negatively affect performance which it definitely doesn't what's the problem?In this case this feature saved my bacon by disabling the Yahoo Application State Plugin, preventing the frustration of an unstable browser (I tend to keep Y!Mail open in a tab). I don’t know why people get worried when apps send in info. As long as it doesn’t negatively affect performance which it definitely doesn’t what’s the problem?

In this case this feature saved my bacon by disabling the Yahoo Application State Plugin, preventing the frustration of an unstable browser (I tend to keep Y!Mail open in a tab).

]]> By: Transcontinentalhttp://cybernetnews.com/yes-firefox-does-phone-home-everyday/#comment-139778 Transcontinental Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:57:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=13357#comment-139778 Why is it that, when Microsoft products phone home I become suspicious, but when Mozilla software phones the same, doesn't bother me at all? Call it confidence, I guess ;) It's not phoning home which matters, it's more what is said on the phone, right? Why is it that, when Microsoft products phone home I become suspicious, but when Mozilla software phones the same, doesn’t bother me at all? Call it confidence, I guess ;)
It’s not phoning home which matters, it’s more what is said on the phone, right?

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