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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, two very small issues that Mozilla has done and quickly listened to user feedback and walked it back. Totally a legit reason to not use it.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Installing software on your computer without your consent is not a small issue. The fact that they even considered it, let alone let it go into production shows serious problems with their judgement.