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The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet
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this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2023
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I'm sure there's some use cases out there, but that kind of sounds dumb at first. You can use a built-in page translator that translates web pages... without the internet. How are you getting to these pages in the first place then? I'm assuming the appeal is more from the privacy aspect, because it's not communicating with anyone else to get those translations?
I’m sure the privacy minded people like it. As opposed to a translating service knowing all the webpages you’re reading.
"Works offline" doesn't necessarily mean it never goes online.
It doesn't necessarily mean it, but the context here is pretty obvious. Firefox has long been privacy friendly.
However, like others pointed out, this feature is useful in numerous use cases beyond just privacy. E.g. one of the systems I manage at work is a stand alone network, i.e. not connected to any external network whatsoever. I've had instances where having this feature would've been convenient. Then you have scenarios where you're offline on a plane or an Internet outage or whatever. Your browser can open all kinds of document types, not just HTML (e.g. text files, PDF files, etc.).