Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down18
arrow-up1987arrow-down1external-linkFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoSure, 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.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoAnd 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.
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.
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.