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Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data (www.theverge.com)
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  • Mozilla is updating its new Terms of Use for Firefox due to criticism over unclear language about user data.
  • Original terms seemed to give Mozilla broad ownership of user data, causing concern.
  • Updated terms emphasize limited scope of data interaction, stating Mozilla only needs rights necessary to operate Firefox.
  • Mozilla acknowledges confusion and aims to clarify their intent to make Firefox work without owning user content.
  • Company explains they don't make blanket claims of "never selling data" due to evolving legal definitions and obligations.
  • Mozilla collects and shares some data with partners to keep Firefox commercially viable, but ensures data is anonymized or shared in aggregate.
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[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I mean if you are already ok with using a Chrome reskin from a crypto ad company your standards are already set too low.

People who use Firefox are concerned that Firefox is slowly shifting into what Brave is now. Aka an ad company.

I swear to god Brave browser is a cult. People who are into it a really into pushing it. No, I don’t want your crypto-bro, ad company run, chrome reskin.

[–] dukethorion@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

But you have no problem with the paid-for-by-Google, ad company influenced, whittle away at the few protections they used to have, browser?

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

This is literally better in every way.

This being said, better in every way does not mean good. It’s just hard to be worse than a crypto bro run, literal ad company, who’s browser is a reskin of chrome.

Hot off the presses, in addition to the CEO being queer-phobic, he literally is now ranting about how George Soros, and leftists are treating him unfairly.

https://lemmy.world/post/26379948