You expect too much of them. They promised to open source pocket 7 years ago, maybe that will happen after another 7 years.
this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2024
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I never use Pocket and have it hidden. I forget that itβs still there most of the time.
@CaptObvious Probably for the best. However, in my opinion, this is only done, when privacy is the default.
I disabled pocket lol
One of the first things I do when installing Firefox.
@scottmeme Probably for the best. However, in my opinion, this is only over, when privacy is the default.
To disable pocket go to about:config and put in extensions.pocket.enabled and set it to false.
Yup, pocket is super easy to remove, so it's really not an issue IMO. It's scummy that it's enabled by default, but it's about the easiest anti-feature to remove.
Mozilla didn't hear you, and they're adding a shopping addon instead. Thanks to buying a company that trafficks in private data, which is now an official Mozilla subsidiary.
That's right, Mozilla is now an adtech company.
At least Pocket is "universal" -- it works on every site. The shopping extension only works on the three biggest commerce websites within one country.
Just disable pocket via user.js.
That's there source of income....
Same thing with all the links on the addon store.
The thing is. Firefox is an open source browser, but it is full of tracking and monitoring and unwanted telemetry.
It's probably a good idea to get inspiration from this and add some of the configuration to your user.js to get rid of most of the tracking:
https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/blob/main/Securefox.js