[kuschku]

1. google the web, e.g. using duckduckgo, for "firefox nightly ppa"

2. Go to https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ubuntu/...

3. apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa

4. apt install firefox-trunk

5. firefox-trunk

At no point during this are you informed that you will be subject to illegal tracking and analytics.

[dotsh]

No matter what way of installing you choose they inform you via official website about pre-release version witch includes notice about sending automatic feedback. You don't need to prove your point in the most bizarre way and you can inform PPA admin to add this little line for clarification.

[kuschku]

> the most bizarre way

Installing via PPA is much more common and trusted than installing a random binary from a random website.

> to add this little line for clarification.

That’s too late anyway, from May 8 on the GDPR comes into force, and then this will require explicit opt-in from the user, and the rest of the software has to continue working even if the user does not explicitly opt-in.

So, I’ll just wait for that. Also waiting for the day that the analytics on about:addons becomes explicitly opt-in, instead of being connected to the DNT setting.

[gkya]

Firefox is open source software. They can not control every single person distributing their software. That PPA is probably maintained by volunteers or Ubuntu folk.