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New Firefox Terms "does NOT give us ownership of your data" (connect.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Thanks everyone for your active participation here. We knew this would have a lot of interest and so we’ve waited to dive into the conversation because we see some themes emerging that I’ll respond to broadly here. The main concerns I’m noting are around the license agreements we declare, our use of data for AI, and our Acceptable Use Policy. Below are a few clarifications to each of these areas.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Seems weird. Should the linux kernel be getting my permission to send what I type from the keyboard to Firefox? What about when the kernel sends what firefox does through my wifi card? It gets silly real quick.

Should they not? Do you want everything you type on your computer, even stuff that's not meant to be seen publicly, to be sent somewhere without your knowledge?

A few months ago everyone was in an uproar because Microsoft wanted to do that very thing with Windows Recall. Why is that idea preposterous just because Firefox is telling you about it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Should that license then also clarify that the kernel will not clean my dishes for me?

Not having some feature/behaviour doesn't need a license. A license, a form of contract, is only necessary when two or more parties interact. I interact with Mozilla when I download and install Firefox, so I have to conform to some distribution license for example. Maybe they restrict me from redistributing the binary they provide me (made-up example). But after that, I no longer interact with Mozilla, so anything I do with Firefox should not require a license.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Should that license then also clarify that the kernel will not clean my dishes for me?

Of course it should. It should also clarify that you'll only get a blowjob on your birthday and you'll have to do your own taxes, you deeply unserious person. 🙄