What does firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com domain do?

I found it on my DNS logs. Not sure what it does.

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0v0@sopuli.xyz · 16 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It's used to check for website breaches. From How to stop Firefox from making automatic connections:

Firefox Monitor warns you if your online accounts were involved in a known data breach. For more information, see Firefox Password Manager - Alerts for breached websites.

To get the latest login breach information and more, Firefox connects to firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com

To disable, see here.

Stomata@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

Thanks