When running addon it has this statement as part of privacy policy:

"If you choose not to allow us to collect anonymous data, the FDM extension will be immediately removed from your browser."

This is not present on the privacy policy shared on firefox addon store.

The main issue is deception, but using such underhanded tactics is not great either. They never disclose what data will be collected or anonymized either.

Edit: found this response "We've implemented the recent anonymous data usage notification only to comply with the latest Mozilla’s requirements."

On one hand it is clearly stated that anonymous data is collected, on the other, this response implies that this is only because mozila required this statement. The only conclusion I can reach is that mozila is asking all addons to add this note no mater if they are collecting data or not, which, while possible, is hard to believe.

Edit 2: Some other comments from developers imply that this is to allow downloads (i.e. you need to send URL to server to download, etc). But all this is already called out separately and in great details outside of this mysterious anonymous telemetry. Thus, this is just necessary.

I'm reviewing the business practice of forcing users to send anonymous data in order to use the add-on. I know they keep saying "but only anonymous data is sent" but that's not the point. User data is just that. User data. Regardless of any anonymization.

Bitte!!!!!! Gibt es irgendwo????? die vorige (wunderbare) Version zum Download????????

It does not work at all. I have installed it but it seems nothing to happen when I download anithing. Firefox downloads it without using this plugin. If I open the plugin page it shows "loadong..." forever.

the extension works in conventional installations, but it does not work in flatpak.

It does not catch downloads on mac, no point in this extension

Do not use this addon. It forces you accept the collection of user data. It gives you the chance to refuse, but you cannot use the plugin if you refuse.

Why are you forcing me to agree to data collection? if I dont, you automatically delete the FDM addon.

Forced telemetry, even if called "anonymous".
And not open-source to see contents or frequency of it.

it doesn't work, just stuck at "loading" text. And yes, I've got the FDM software, it doesn't open neither.
I greatly reccomend everyone to avoid this extension

Just says "loading" and never opens. Doesn't work at all.

I've used FDM for decades. Being forced to enable "anonymous" data collection is a true ensh*ttification. I will look for alternatives. 1/5 because I can't give it 0/5. Awful.

Click add to fire fox, check , after that it brings up a page where you have to agree to data collection, I decline and presto it does not work, sorry I am reporting this add-on as I find it a horrible business practice to force users to accept data collection policies for a add-on that I intend to use for downloading

Note the add-on does not function if you decline data collection

Doesn't work. Windows 10, Firefox 127.0.

Doesn't work.

Doesn't work, don't waste your time.

The app doesn't work 40% of the time. I have to disable and re-enable to get it to work, until it breaks again. I emailed the dev, got pre-written responses to start with, and when I pressed them they basically denied me having an issue. Terrible app. I don't use it on torrents anyway because it's problematic, but even downloading images is too much for it apparently. Wouldn't recommend.

Doesn't work. It doesn't grab the videos and there are no info and no pictures nor guides to show how to grab files/videos from websites. Even the screenshots they posted don't show anything related to the add-on itself and how it's supposed to work... If you don't wanna do that, at least write a tutorial in the description or something! Not all people are devs or software engineers. So disappointed!

didn't work at all