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Mozilla rewrites Firefox's Terms of Use after user backlashtechcrunch.com/2025/03/03/mozilla-rewrites-firefoxs-terms-of-use-after-user-backlash/
517 sats \ 5 comments \ @k00b 5 Mar privacy
Before:
When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox.
After:
You give Mozilla the rights necessary to operate Firefox. This includes processing your data as we describe in the Firefox Privacy Notice. It also includes a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license for the purpose of doing as you request with the content you input in Firefox. This does not give Mozilla any ownership in that content.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin 5 Mar
This is what I was guessing they were trying to say originally, but Mozilla always seems to be terrible at getting their point across.
I really like Mozilla and the fact that they're around to provide an alternative to Chrome, but they're frustrating at times! There are way too many millions of dollars going to dead weight projects and executives that could be going to improving Firefox, the main reason the foundation exists. It consistently seems there is a disconnect between what they want to do and what their users want.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF 5 Mar
I assume most of this has to do with the fact that they were already processing user data in the form of tab/bookmark/profile syncing and their pocket integration. Some lawyer probably pointed out that they didn’t CYA enough with their original terms of use.
For now I’m sticking with Firefox since they still support manifest v2 and proper ad blockers and I don’t want to contribute to the Chromium based monoculture on the web. If Mozilla really does turn evil I’m not sure what I will switch to.
Edit: I do worry about the future of Firefox if Google is forced by the courts to stop paying for being the default search engine.
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70 sats \ 0 replies \ @ditto 5 Mar
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No. I didn't get it. How about they use plain language, that's not trying to tactfully disguise the fact that your data has worth and they are going to use it. How about ..
Mozilla would like to process all data you provide in Firefox (see Privacy Notice.) By agreeing, you grant Mozilla the right to use your data. Mozilla does not have ownership of your data. Essentially, we want to follow the same path as leading major internet companies and mine your data so that we can target consumers. Unfortunately, in order to do this we disrespect your privacy. Sorry.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 5 Mar
Is the damage done? I think so. This coupled with their political statements over the past few years.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 5 Mar
Chat GPT can do better!
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