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Mozilla is removing "Does Firefox sell your personal data?" in anticpation of ToS change (github.com)

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

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (16 children)

They add this line earlier in the code:

Firefox is independent and a part of the not-for-profit Mozilla, which fights for your online rights, keeps corporate powers in check and makes the internet accessible to everyone, everywhere. We believe the internet is for people, not profit. Unlike other companies, we don’t sell access to your data. You’re in control over who sees your search and browsing history. All that and exceptional performance too.

Seriously, do better and stop needlessly shaming Mozilla.

[edit] Read the replies to my message. There is good insight. Im probably very wrong here. Leaving my comment intact for context.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Did you read anything else in that PR? Explain why every other mention of them never selling your data has been marked as obsolete come 25th of April? Changing things like

Super free, actually. No hidden costs or anything. You don’t pay anything to use it, and we don’t sell your personal data.

Super free, actually. No hidden costs or anything. You don’t pay anything to use it.

# Obsolete string (expires 25-04-2025)
nope-never-have = Nope. Never have, never will. And we protect you from many of the advertisers who do. { -brand-name-firefox } products are designed to protect your privacy. <a href="{ $url }">That’s a promise.</a>

So much for that promise. Companies aren't your friend.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

This should very much be illegal. Companies should be held to the promises they make on their websites, it can't be as easy as deleting it and pretending it never happened.

Also, "You don’t pay anything to use it" is still a false statement. You're not paying money, but being tracked and sold means giving up something more valuable than money - information and potentially influence about who you are as a person - in exchange for access to a service.

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