Mozilla's Firefox 'Gaffe' or Response to Backlash
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The Verge ☛ Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data
Mozilla is revising its new Terms of Use for Firefox introduced on Wednesday following criticisms over language that seemed to give the company broad ownership over user data. With the change, “we’re updating the language to more clearly reflect the limited scope of how Mozilla interacts with user data,” the company says in a Friday post.
The particular language that drew criticism was: [...]
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Mozilla ☛ An update on our Terms of Use
On Wednesday we shared that we’re introducing a new Terms of Use (TOU) and Privacy Notice for Firefox. Since then, we’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the TOU, specifically about licensing. Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some confusion and concern. With that in mind, we’re updating the language to more clearly reflect the limited scope of how Mozilla interacts with user data.
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LWN ☛ Terms of use and privacy changes for Firefox
There is a fair amount of unhappiness on the Internet about the announcement
from Mozilla about a new "terms of
use" agreement and an updated
privacy notice for the Firefox browser.
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Specifically, the apparent
removal of a promise to not sell users' personal data has drawn
(See also: this
analysis by Michael Taggart. "So, is this Mozilla 'going evil?'
Nah, prolly not. But it is at best clumsy, and a poor showing if they want
me to believe they care about Firefox, rather than the data it can
provide".)
Update
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The Firefox "Terms of Use" Backlash Threatens to Destroy What's Left of Mozilla
Mozilla accidentally shares internal Surveillance Giant Google Doc with Lunduke (for one minute).
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Firefox joins the dark side, adds TOS that claims rights to all user uploads and inputs
Firefox’s new Terms of Use have users worried that the company is drifting from its open-source roots. The new terms give Mozilla a broad license to what you upload or input, but it’s unclear what that actually covers.
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Mozilla Introduces Firefox's First-Ever Terms of Use
However, based on the information provided in Mozilla’s official announcement, there is no substantial reason for alarm. In fact, the new Terms of Use and Privacy Notice largely empower users by ensuring more transparency and control over the data collected.
A key point addressed in Mozilla’s update is the concern over licensing language. Some users worried that, by accepting these terms, they would be granting Mozilla ownership or extended rights to their data. The part that worries users the most is: [...]