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

submitted 19 hours 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] 88 points 19 hours ago (15 children)

Ruh roh. Too late though.

Friendship ended with Firefox,❎ Librewolf is my new best friend. ✅

[–] skankhunt42 14 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I've already moved most of my stuff to forks or different software altogether.

Firefox -> LibreWolf and Waterfox

Thunderbird -> Evolution

I'm still trying to decide if I want to move off k9mail on mobile to something else. I probably will but I'm not sure what at this point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I thought Thunderbird was a separate entitiy from Mozilla these days? And K-9 isn't owned by Thunderbird either? Am I mistaken?

[–] skankhunt42 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

My understanding is that they are all under Mozilla and they're all in danger of the same business decisions.

If that's not the case I'd be more than happy if someone could prove me wrong.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago

Technically Firefox is operated by the Mozilla Foundation, and thunderbird by its subsidiary, MZLA Technologies Corp. This subsidiary also took over K-9 a while ago iirc.

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