Pocket isn't end to end encrypted. The Reading List it replaced was.
Protesting Pocket by using Chrome makes no sense but integrating Pocket objectively sacrificed user privacy for a revenue stream.
It also has to offer suggestions/recommendations, so they need to track you
Why do you think it has to offer suggestions? Reading List didn't. The equivalents in other browsers don't. Suggestions could be a separate opt in feature.
It removes the ads, signups, etc. They call it 'Article View'. It is rendered per domain.
People actually like the suggestions thing. They get good articles to read.
People who want suggestions could opt in.
Are you aware that they reenabled it for users who had removed it (and of course made it a non-removable plugin in the first place), not sure if you were being sarcastic?
I still don't understand what Mozilla got out of forcing Pocket on people.
No need to put it into people's toolbars, pretend it's integral then put it back in people's toolbars when they remove it.
It's just disdain for users and the exact sort of heavy handed tactics I use FOSS to avoid.
Same thing with changing start pages, just leave it alone - suggest new defaults on update and allow people to subscribe to adverts if they want them.