Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox | The Mozilla Blog
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Apparently mozilla wants the right to get data from firefox users. But not like general information, they want to know what data you upload or download through firefox.

Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example.

What the fuck? I use firefox because I want privacy!!! Not sharing my information with a company.

We need a license to allow us to make some of the basic functionality of Firefox possible. WHY DO YOU NEED MY DATA TO MAKE FIREFOX WORK???

  • RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    5 months ago

    At a time when they could actually be pushing the Manifest issue and try to finally get a foothold, instead it feels like they have scattered rakes around the yard in the middle of the night and decided to go for a jog.

  • SwizzleStick@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Used FF forever, even though the birth and rise of Chrome.

    We’re done. The company I IT for therefore is also done. As are friends and family I sort computers for.

    The shit now stinks and must be taken out.

    • rhabarba@feddit.orgEnglish
      02·
      5 months ago

      Used FF forever

      So you probably should remember the Mozilla FAQ entry that it’s “Firefox”, not “FireFox”; and that’s why they prefer “fx” because “FF” makes no sense. ;-p

  • puppinstuff@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Well shoot if Firefox goes I guess we’re back to carrier pigeons and smoke signals.

  • rhabarba@feddit.orgEnglish
    01·
    5 months ago

    Oh no, does this mean that Mozilla doesn’t give a damn about the privacy of their last twelve users? I.e. those who did not see that coming a decade ago?