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Waterfox Update 6.6.6 removes the Firefox code that allows them to make a Geo-IP Request without permission (media.piefed.world)

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[-] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It could just have enabled DNS over HTTPS in the settings, hence not having used the user set up DNS at all.
Except for getting the IP of the DNS that they then connected via HTTPS.
Librewolf uses Quad9 by default IIRC.

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