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Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data (www.theverge.com)
submitted 22 hours ago by Xatolos@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[โ€“] LittleRatInALittleHat@lemmy.world 15 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

A FOSS browser has and never will require collecting user data.

This should not happen at all.

[โ€“] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Certain features certainly could be considered as doing that, such as:

  • Firefox sync
  • crash reporting
  • add-on store

I certainly want those. And then there are others that I don't want:

  • Pocket
  • telemetry
  • studies
  • AI

My understanding is that this change is primarily motivated by a recent law change in California that has a pretty broad definition of "selling user data" and this is less likely to be a fundamental change in how Mozilla operates. However, let's see what they come back with.