Worry About 3rd Party Data Collection?

[operadude]

Your welcome, and no TB only processes email via their authentication, it does not use cookies for that. (And you should not be browsing in TB, either - although that can also be set to remove cookies on exit.)

Ahhh...Good to Know about TB

I think I'm good with TB, since I didn't even know you could browse in it!

[lars_the_bear]

I think I'm good with TB, since I didn't even know you could browse in it!

Thunderbird displays HTML messages, and can follow links in those messages to show images, etc. I don't think it supports 'browsing', as such, but it's still acting as a web browser, of sorts. I would guess it's using much the same technology to fetch the remote content and render the HTML as Firefox does. I don't know if it supports cookies and, even if it does, I doubt it could share them with Firefox or another browser. The fact that it can fetch images makes Thunderbird vulnerable to 'spy pixel' tracking methods, so I usually turn this feature off.

BR, Lars.

[operadude]

Ahhh...Good to know.

Yeah, I have the displaying image thing turned off.

[Aronticuz]

The version of Thunderbird Mail I use responds exactly same as browsers with
CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE key combo

It allows you to delete stuff like cookies if you want.

You can also set the 'Bird to delete cookies automatically when it is closed - just like a browser in that respect.

Maybe even has parts of Firefox or Librewolf built in to it

[Aronticuz]

Thunderbird does offer those options but I cannot guarantee that those options are completed as intended.
I sincerely hope they are tho

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[operadude]

The version of Thunderbird Mail I use responds exactly same as browsers with
CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE key combo

It allows you to delete stuff like cookies if you want.

You can also set the 'Bird to delete cookies automatically when it is closed - just like a browser in that respect.

Maybe even has parts of Firefox or Librewolf built in to it

Thanks for that

I also see in T-Bird settings (General Tab), that there's an option for choosing the default search engine. I had already chosen DuckDuckGo. So, this is what I'm assuming @CharlesV meant when he mentioned the Browser in T-Bird. Anyway, I see now how to clear the cache and cookies, given your explanation!

[Aronticuz]

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Thanks for that

I also see in T-Bird settings (General Tab), that there's an option for choosing the default search engine. I had already chosen DuckDuckGo. So, this is what I'm assuming @CharlesV meant when he mentioned the Browser in T-Bird. Anyway, I see now how to clear the cache and cookies, given your explanation!

I have been helped many time in this forum.

I hope my post just goes to say thanks for all help I have received in the past.

Interim conclusion: the linux distro you choose is as important as the support network around it?

[operadude]

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Thanks for that

I also see in T-Bird settings (General Tab), that there's an option for choosing the default search engine. I had already chosen DuckDuckGo. So, this is what I'm assuming @CharlesV meant when he mentioned the Browser in T-Bird. Anyway, I see now how to clear the cache and cookies, given your explanation!

I have been helped many time in this forum.

I hope my post just goes to say thanks for all help I have received in the past.

Interim conclusion: the linux distro you choose is as important as the support network around it?

Yeah, search my posts regarding my 3 self-imposed commandments regarding the Forum, in "Encrypted Snapshot Install", post #39 in that thread:

https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.ph ... 8#p687368

And you'll get an idea about how hard I have fallen for MX-Linux

To quote the Talking Heads: "It's the Same as it Ever Was"

[user101]

However, the post listed at the top warns that Midnight Lizard uses 3rd-party data collection.

If it were me, I would not use it.

So, my question is: How concerned should I be about any 3rd-party data collection?

I personally block as many scripts as practical, with https://noscript.net/ (and Ublock Origin) but it's ultimately a personal decision that only you can answer.

[FullScale4Me]

As far as google knowing where my phone is and such..

Without the location being on your phone won't ring. A necessary convenience, eh?