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Tos copy updates - "Does Firefox sell your personal data?" removed from FAQ (github.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by jeena@piefed.jeena.net to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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This is a link to a diff of Firefox where the FAQ are stored in a structured way. In the diff it can be seen that the question "Does Firefox sell your personal data?" has been removed:

        {  
            "@type": "Question",  
            "name": "Does Firefox sell your personal data?",  
            "acceptedAnswer": {  
                "@type": "Answer",  
                "text": "Nope. Never have, never will. And we protect you from  
                        many of the advertisers who do. Firefox products are designed  
                        to protect your privacy. That’s a promise. "  
            }  
        },

People in the comments are asking if the definition of the word "neven" has been changed or what's going on.

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[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 9 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

This is what happens when you spend millions a year to get a fucking MBA or a lawyer as your CEO.

Should we fire the CEO to keep the workers and advocacy as intact as possible now that Google might be pulling out finding? Nah, let's do mass layoffs, enshittify a supposed non-profit and keep the mfs that put us here in the first place.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mozilla FakeSpot promises that the following "is Sold and/or Shared [with] Advertising partners":

  • "browsing history, search history"
  • "Geolocation data"
  • "a profile about a consumer"

Instead of aligning FakeSpot (which they bought in 2023) with their pro-privacy stance, it seems they are realigning their stance with their actual activity.

Brownie points for being honest, I guess.

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

Damn, time to look for new browsers

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago

What a shitshow Mozilla has become.

[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is there any way to actually have an effect of Firefox strategy? If they were a public company you could buy shares etc?

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 5 points 23 hours ago

Usage statistics would be the only way tbh. No users means they would need to reconsider policies.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

Well that sucks...

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

Nope, never* have, never* will.

^*^ ^until^ ^stated^ ^otherwise^

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Here is someone trying to explain why they're doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw-XYrMFb0A

[–] plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well shit. Guess I really have to ditch Mozilla. They make a great product and had a great mission - also generated a heap of revenue. But I guess why settle for good money when you could sell out your principles (and our data) in the pursuit of More Money🤦‍♂️

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 21 hours ago

I don't see AI being the big money maker they think it is

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

But I guess why settle for good money...

They've been almost completely reliant on money from Google for over a decade. It's a tenuous situation and it's entirely possible that this money will be gone when the Google antitrust lawsuit is done. If Mozilla loses that revenue then it's basically game over for them.

We don't have to like it but Mozilla needs a new way to be funded and the options are limited.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago

Funding wouldn't be such an urgent matter were they not paying exorbitant salaries and bonuses out the ass to the people responsible for putting all their eggs into the Google basket in the first place, not to mention consultant fees to this that and the other.

[–] HexPat@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does anyone have suggestions for either an app or desktop browser that will work on an iPad?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

All browsers on iOS devices are Safari

[–] vandsjov@feddit.dk 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

But they can still behave differently. Some stuff might not work on Safari, that Edge will open with no problems. Also, all the stuff that’s NOT the rendering engine can be something else than Safari.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Except that isn't really the case unless the website is behaving differently do to the user agent. Apple prohibits any extensions or thing else like that.

[–] vandsjov@feddit.dk 1 points 17 hours ago

What about browsers that removes ads - wouldn’t that be changing of the website?

[–] knighthawk0811@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

probably just redefining what they mean by "personal data"