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by phlsa 3478 days ago
Mozilla collects a limited set of aggregate data by default, but it can be opted out. Users can also opt in to send a more extensive data set (also aggregate AFAIK), but that's not the default.

The screen shot from your preferences section is odd - all the boxes are there on Windows and macOS for me. Perhaps you can file a bug on bugzilla.mozilla.org

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Just tried with a new profile, and this comment is accurate.

This is the default collection that is on but can be opted out of: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/#health-report

This is what users can opt into: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/privacy/firefox/#telemetry