Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Mozilla is launching a new option that will allow you to turn off AI-powered features inside Firefox, including abuilt-in chatbot, AI translations, AI tab groups, and more.Emma Roth (The Verge)
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IntrovertTurtle
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Gorluk
in reply to IntrovertTurtle • • •Ideally, but it's a step in the right direction
Overall, it would be cool if it asked that on first launch.
CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]
in reply to IntrovertTurtle • • •I'm okay with Opt-Out so long as it's clearly marked.
I shouldn't have to go into the config or click through 7 layers of UI just to opt out.
That said, this is a reminder that Firefox is no longer open source. It's source available and you should use Waterfox or LibreWolf if you want a browser based on Firefox but without AI out of the box.
Blisterexe
in reply to CosmicTurtle0 [he/him] • • •How so? It's still licensed under the MPL, an open source license.
CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]
in reply to Blisterexe • • •Mozilla are using a similar model to Microsoft and open sourcing Firefox code under the MPL while distributing the executable under a new Terms of Service.
Firefox (the executable) is no longer considered FOSS since they can revoke your license at anytime. I posted a comment that details my personal view of this change.
TL;DR: they would have only done this if they planned on farming user data. And last month announced that they intend to do just that.
Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox
Kristina Bravo (The Mozilla Blog)its_me_xiphos
in reply to Chris Remington • • •claudinec
in reply to its_me_xiphos • • •Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human | Vivaldi Browser
Jon von Tetzchner (Vivaldi Technologies)L3ft_F13ld!
in reply to its_me_xiphos • • •LibreWolf and IronFox are forks that completely remove the AI stuff (among other privacy tweaks) as far as I'm aware.
People have also been recommending Waterfox quite often recently.
IronFox OSS / IronFox · GitLab
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Big Baby Thor
in reply to Chris Remington • • •"Would you like an opt-out in these trying times?"
It's because of opt-out that these are trying times, you sonofabitch.
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