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Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

they were effectively owning everything you fo in firefox, how is that nothing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Already uninstalled everywhere. Better luck next time, Mozilla.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Is there a way to generate fake user activity data to feed to Firefox or stripped down versions of firefox ?
So that the data is useless for anyone buying it. Furthermore fake browsing data also messes up data collection by websites.

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