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Let me put it in this way – if Firefox were really a spyware, TOR browser won't be based on Firefox.
That website has a very strict, unusual interpretation of 'spyware'. Even if all the telemetry and unprompted connections made by Mozilla Firefox are in good faith and legitimate features, that website still labels it 'spyware', as it is revealing unnecessary information without your consent.
The same website gives Tor Browser a 'Not Spyware' rating, as it (necessarily!) removed the default features of Firefox that concerned them.
Side note - I think you may have accidentally marked your account as a 'bot account' in the settings.
Tbf Tor is based on US military software. Could be a honeypot lol. But it's the best we've got...
That's not the best argument tbh, bc you van remove all the spyware from brave AND Firefox sooooo