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[-] LWD@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

The language is confusing, and Mozilla should fix it themselves.

The important takeaway is: data is sent over an IP address controlled by Google, to a remote server, running Google software. No processing is taking place on someone's local computer.

[-] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

IP address can belong to Mozilla, but the rest is correct.

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

Address owner: Google LLC?

https://dnschecker.org/domain-ip-lookup.php?query=prod.orbit-ml-front-api.fakespot.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net%2F&dns=cloudflare

[-] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 weeks ago

Hadn't checked, that is not a hard requirement for the platform - assuming they actually have it in their infrastructure.

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