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1. ksec ◴[] No.15932686[source]
I just wanted to add a few things.

1. I notice it yesterday, only because Avast was showing I have a low trust level Add-On installed in Firefox.

2. I googled it, and the first results was from Mozilla, showing it was part of their studies and experiment.

3. That was Ok, because I trust Mozilla, although somewhere in the back of my mind I thought every studies were supposed to be opt-in, since I have a few Add On installed in the week and I dont restart my browser, I thought i might have clicked it by mistake.

4. Now I am reading this through, I am more then worried. If I am reading the online comment correctly, Mozilla installed an Add On without user permission, enabled, collected data, and not for their own UX studies but a third party.

And to make the matter worst, that Add-On is now gone. It disappeared in my Add on Screen now I just check. Call me old fashion but that is not how i view privacy.

Like I said before, Mozilla's management and culture has a tendency of self destruction and messing things up right after they start being good. Still this is turning around much quicker then I thought.

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2. dao- ◴[] No.15932706[source]
It seems to have disappeared from about:addons because the "study" has ended. In about:studies I see:

> pug-experience

> Complete • My reality is different than yours

3. franga2000 ◴[] No.15936302[source]
I cant find any indication that Mozilla was collecting any data from this addon, either for themselves or for anyone else. The only way anyone would even be affected by it is by going to one of 3 hard-coded websites owned by the network behind Mr. Robot (a show known for putting easter eggs all over the web) and hovering over some text. It's definitely a dick move, but it isn't spyware as some people are saying, just a very poorly executed promotion.