Firefox 120 Stable includes a large number of privacy improvements designed to better protect the privacy of users of the browser.
  • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    2 years 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·
      2 years 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·
        2 years ago

        Mozilla isn’t reselling the data

        [citation needed]

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      51·
      2 years 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·
        2 years 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.