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

submitted 3 months 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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[+] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

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[–] mle86@feddit.org 22 points 3 months ago

I think this is a reasonable explanation.

But I also believe a large part of the firefox user base does not want any data about them collected by their browser, no matter if it is for commercial purposes or simply analytics / telemetry. Which is why the original statement "we will never sell any of your data" was just good enough for them, and anything mozilla is now saying is basically not good enough, no matter how much they clarify it to mean "not selling in the colloquial sense"

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I agree, I don't want my browser provider to collect any data on me at all, but if they absolutely must gather the absolute minimum system analytics stats or such they should NEVER pass it to a third party for ANY reason.

You make a desktop browser application, that's your job, to provide a portal to the world wide web, nothing more. Stay within your bounds and we'll never have any problem.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean...if they pay for the service of external analization of data in exchange of money, how is that a sale of goods/data?