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Chiara Castro

EXPLAINED: Mozilla stands by its controversial privacy feature but ready to clear up confusion | Rare Historical Photos

In this photo illustration, the Mozilla Firefox logo is seen displayed on an Android mobile phone.

Mozilla Firefox is known as one of the best web browsers for privacy. In an unexpected turn of events, however, the service is currently under fire in Europe for tracking users without consent.

On Wednesday, September 25, Austria-based digital rights group Noyb (None Of Your Business) filed a complaint with the local data protection authority for quietly enabling what's supposed to be a privacy feature, the so-called Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA). Mozilla describes it as a "non-invasive alternative to cross-site tracking," but experts argue it may interfere with user rights under the EU’s GDPR.

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