Firefox 120 Stable includes a large number of privacy improvements designed to better protect the privacy of users of the browser.
  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Because they are now owned by Mozilla. As stated above, I, like others, don’t like the practice, and I hope Mozilla adjusts acordingly.

    • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Right before Mozilla purchased it, Fakespot’s terms were updated to explicitly allow the transfer of user data to Mozilla.

      • steakmeout@aussie.zoneEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        You understand why they changed those terms, right? Because Mozilla isn’t reselling the data and the data can’t go elsewhere.

        • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          Mozilla isn’t reselling the data

          [citation needed]

      • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
        51·
        1 year ago

        Sure, but this doesn’t mean much. If they didn’t transfer ownership, FakeSpot could do whatever they wanted with that data. By forcing the transfer, Mozilla can choose to keep it private.

        • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          And yet, the privacy policy was never amended to prevent sales of data, either before the acquisition or after it.

          Take off the rose tinted glasses, because when you wear them, red flags just look like flags.