Why does my browser need connectivity to some internal services? I am fine with offering opt-in service integration (Firefox Sync, Pocket, ...) but is there a reason why Firefox needs internal infrastructure to do the one thing it is supposed to do, browsing the web? I can only think of DNS over HTTP, but AFAIK that is also opt-in, right?
Man, I love Firefox and used it since it was called Firebird (with a small gap when Chrome was shiny and new and Firefox a slow RAM hog). But I really resent the Mozilla Foundation, they seem to be interested in everything but browser development. To be fair, (ab)using the browser as application runtime brought us so much complexity that developing and maintaining a secure browser as free software spare time project isn't feasible anymore.
Man, I love Firefox and used it since it was called Firebird (with a small gap when Chrome was shiny and new and Firefox a slow RAM hog). But I really resent the Mozilla Foundation, they seem to be interested in everything but browser development. To be fair, (ab)using the browser as application runtime brought us so much complexity that developing and maintaining a secure browser as free software spare time project isn't feasible anymore.