Nemeski@lemm.ee to Firefox@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoOrbit by Mozillaorbitbymozilla.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkOrbit by Mozillaorbitbymozilla.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Firefox@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square81fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoThe 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.
minus-squareBitrot@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIP address can belong to Mozilla, but the rest is correct.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAddress owner: Google LLC? https://dnschecker.org/domain-ip-lookup.php?query=prod.orbit-ml-front-api.fakespot.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net%2F&dns=cloudflare
minus-squareBitrot@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoHadn’t checked, that is not a hard requirement for the platform - assuming they actually have it in their infrastructure.
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.
IP address can belong to Mozilla, but the rest is correct.
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
Hadn’t checked, that is not a hard requirement for the platform - assuming they actually have it in their infrastructure.