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by starik36 1737 days ago
> FF browser share has continued to decline steadily

Is that really a fact though? I read somewhere that >80% FF users have Ad Blocker installed. Wouldn't that keep it hidden to Google Analytics and similar outfits that come up with browser usage stats?
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nerdponx 1737 days ago
HTTP servers can still see the clients' user agent strings.
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gilrain 1737 days ago
Yes.

Do you trust Mozilla? They share the numbers.

https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/user-activity

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sorry_outta_gas 1737 days ago
whatsmybrowser.org returns firefox for me with some privacy plugins and ublock origin installed
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kennywinker 1737 days ago
it even knows the exact version of firefox I'm running (92.0)
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executesorder66 1736 days ago
It's actually about 30% that have any kind of addon :

https://data.firefox.com/dashboard/usage-behavior

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