When the words “New sign in” are in the same message as “Windows”, something probably isn’t good! If you’re like me anyway
My heart just about stopped seeing a new sign in from Windows pop up as an alert. I did some digging, and quickly noticed that it must be a mistake… TLDR; it was.
Because Mozilla managed to piss off the entire internet with their new Terms of Service, updated to comply /w California law, I gave LibreWolf a spin… and signed into a google service at some point.
Much to my relief, I did NOT get hacked. Librewolf reports a Windows user-agent. Yes, even on Linux. I mean, from a privacy standpoint I don’t care & it does make sense. Linux users are only 2% – 4% of the desktop market share, so looking like another Win user is good if you want to be further anonymous.
Anyways, Louis Rossman has a really good take on the whole situation… The video is worth a watch. I’ll likely ditch FireFox in time, but this whole debacle isn’t as bad as it first seemed thankfully. Video Link
Just had to share this though… Because you know, the same thing happened to more than just me!!