Hot off the back of its recent leadership rejig, Mozilla has announced users of Firefox will soon be subject to a 'Terms of Use' policy — a first for the
From the new terms:
When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox.
Never trust them, they're still lying on their FAQ
Data collection still bugs me. Can I turn it off?
Yes. User control is one of our data privacy principles. We put that into practice in Firefox on our privacy settings page, which serves as a one-stop shop for anyone looking to take control of their privacy in Firefox. You can turn off data collection there.
You can't just turn off data collection by opt-out through this option :-/
Search for firefox-tou.
The presence of that now magically removes mentions of privacy and not selling user-data in multiple places.
- <p>
- 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.
- </p>
+ {% if switch('firefox-tou') %}
+ <p>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. You’re in control over who sees your search and browsing history. All that and exceptional performance too.</p>
+ {% else %}
+ <p>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.</p>
+ {% endif %}
Difference here is Unlike other companies, we don’t sell access to your data.
- <h2 class="c-section-title">The best privacy</h2>
+ {% if switch('firefox-tou') %}
+ <h2 class="c-section-title">Always protected</h2>
+ {% else %}
+ <h2 class="c-section-title">The best privacy</h2>
+ {% endif %}
As you mentioned they will apparently sell your data under tos.
Where does the tos apply and where the mpl now?
They would have removed all those mentions of privacy entirely if the mpl had no use anymore, wouldn't they?
Mozilla seemingly can't help shooting themselves in the foot, but I refuse to use Ladybird given its leadership.
...Also, although this is minor, LB effectively doesn't exist, so of course it's unblemished—it hasn't had time to fuck up yet. Even the prettiest, sweetest organizations screw up in various ways. I see no reason to believe LB will be different in the real world, outside of announcements and fundraisers. Let them launch first, give them a year or two (Mozilla's been at this for decades...) before deciding whether they're fit to be Firefox Killer.
That said, I'd love to be proven wrong. Even if only to have something I could point at, show to Mozilla, and say "Look. That could've been you. Where did things go wrong, and what will you do about it?"
I don't want Ladybird to be a Firefox killer, I don't even think Mozilla will care, I just want another competitor in the browser market, and I have faith it will at least be as good as firefox and we'll see from there
It's just a lousy, metaphorical title. The real Firefox killer already exists, and its name is Chrome. I didn't mean to imply something about your expectations for Ladybird, my bad.