1881749 - Collect screen width/height and orientation

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Privacy: Anti-Tracking, enhancement)

Description

[Tom Schuster (MoCo)]

We seem to also collect the width and height as part of the gfx_display ping: https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/da49863c3d6f34038d00f5ba701b9a2ad9cbadba/gfx/thebes/gfxPlatform.cpp#1066-1067

Comment 1

[Tom Schuster (MoCo)]

Attachment: Bug 1881749 - Collect screen width and height. r?tjr

Comment 2

[Tom Schuster (MoCo)]

Attachment: Bug 1881749 - Collect screen orientation. r?tjr

Comment 3

[Tom Ritter [:tjr]]

We will still need data-review.

Comment 4

[Tom Schuster (MoCo)]

Attachment: Data review quest

Comment 5

[Roger Yang [:royang]]

Comment on attachment 9388692 [details]
Data review quest

Example:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1822119

DATA COLLECTION REVIEW RESPONSE:

1. Is there or will there be documentation that describes the schema for the ultimate data set in a public, complete, and accurate way?

Yes, documented in the Glean Dictionary.

2. Is there a control mechanism that allows the user to turn the data collection on and off?

Yes, the opt-out can be found in the product's preferences.

3. If the request is for permanent data collection, is there someone who will monitor the data over time?

[e-mail] will be responsible for monitoring the data over time

4. Using the category system of data types on the Mozilla wiki, what collection type of data do the requested measurements fall under?

Category 1, Technical data

5. Is the data collection request for default-on or default-off?

Default on.

6. Does the instrumentation include the addition of any new identifiers?

No

7. Is the data collection covered by the existing Firefox privacy notice?

Yes

8. Does the data collection use a third-party collection tool?

Exploring the potential for publishing an academic paper or a blog post to address the issue of browser fingerprinting.

Result: data-review+

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/690412f53c8d
Collect screen width and height. r=tjr

Comment 7

[pstanciu]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/690412f53c8d