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Could this be considered a GDPR violation? If other posters are correct there is no way to opt out until after the installation and just running the installer already reports back to Mozilla.

Why do you have a Mozilla account?

You log into your mozilla account from your browser through the goddamn internet. They literally have to have your IP address for that and that adds absolutely zero information than necessary. It is just “people want to be outraged over nothing” yet again.

I've used Firefox for years and have never created a Mozilla account.

Then they can’t link your nonexistent account together with your IP?

You don't have to log in there, and when you do at least you know you're doing it and are aware of the tracking consequences.

It's very different from sneaking this in under the radar.

What's a Mozilla account?

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-accounts-managi...