Avoid sending download token to Mozilla by downloading Firefox via FTP (ftp.mozilla.org)

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Will updating via the built in browser functionality keep the install token free?

you mean i have to bypass my package manager?

I think this is in reference to Mozilla sending Windows installers with built-in download tokens. I don't think this affects Linux/BSD.

yuhc 3y ago ↗

According to Mozilla, the token is used to analyze download/install rates. This looks something that I'd like to send back to Mozilla for a better browser and market share.

svet_0 3y ago ↗

Avoid sending a token when downloading, then send thousands of metrics to Mozilla when double clicking firefox.exe (Not necessarily saying it's bad, just the least of your worries)