

If you don't want your internet history to be uploaded to Mozilla servers, don't use this feature.

This feature is opt-in spyware, but it should still be mentioned. This is, of course, all being stored on Mozilla's servers. The "Firefox Accounts" platform allows you to sync a lot of sensitive information, such as your internet history, across all of your devices. Waterfox is integrated into the "Firefox Accounts" spyware platform You can look at a list of these requests here. If you start up Waterfox for the first time, it will make between 31 to 130 requests (most of them being version checks) to several spyware platforms, notably Matomo, and Mozilla online services like its Geolocation service, and several other Mozilla services, as well as Waterfox's own update service. Waterfox connects to spyware services when it is first run However, Waterfox contains telemetry and shares information about you with Mozilla, and has other spyware features. Waterfox is a fork of Firefox that claims to be more private and secure than Firefox. Note: This article is part of an ongoing discussion. Ads won't be able to follow you.Waterfox is a web browser that is a fork of Firefox. Google Play services have been removed, meaning no lock-in to the Google EcosystemĪds keep the web alive, but that doesn't mean they need to know everything about what you do. You'll even find some of your favourite classic XPCOM add-ons ported over such as DownThemAll!, Greasemonkey and the like. Waterfox is one of the few fully customizable browsers, allowing you to modify and extend it any way you please. Waterfox does not collect ANY telemetry, meaning you don't have to worry about any tracking or usage information about what you do inside YOUR browser. Waterfox is built with speed in mind, and many optimizations have been done to render Waterfox as fast as possible on your phone. No telemetry, limited data collection and complete customization of your web browser make it one of the best ways to browse the web with peace of mind that what you do with your browser is only known by you. Waterfox is an ethical, privacy friendly web browser.
