@BjornW now (more than ever) they wish to be Google, by being not only a browser but a advertising and IA company. So they need data.

I'm not defending them, I understand that they need money, but pushing away their user base is not the way.

@cadusilva I agree with your assessment. However they will not be able to compete with bigtech & will alienate all their long-time supporters. There are other ways to stay afloat without burning all bridges and goodwill created over the years. This current strategy is mindbogglingly stupid & makes me wonder if it's intentional destructive.