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"This is a difficult compromise to make"

Then don't make the compromise.

As others have expressed here the reason few people opt in to data collection may be because they have chosen to use a Web browser that does not mandate the collection of data.

I'm assuming there will always be an opt out which I shall add to my list of things I have to do when installing Firefox.

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> I'm assuming there will always be an opt out which I shall add to my list of things I have to do when installing Firefox.

There will be. Sorry for the hassle :(

How can I recommend my friends to use Firefox when I know they wont remember to opt out?

The way I see it is that if Firefox's userbase dwindles because of this, either we get our Firefox with opt-out telemetry or... Firefox dies. And now we have a Chrome monopoly.

I'm not sure I like that gamble.

On Linux it may be that the various distributions decide to repackage Firefox with the default setting flipped. Not sure about the various policies on that one.

The ESR track presumably will have the default flipped because corporations get funny about data transfers to remote servers - mind you Microsoft seem to be getting away with it for business who don't have a full on Enterprise set up.

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