UPDATE: We’ve seen a little confusion about the language regarding licenses, so we want to clear that up. We need a license to allow us to make some of t
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.
E: fwiw, Firefox built from source is exempt from these terms of use. Forks are also a great option but I wonder if Linux distros will approach this accordingly.
E2: apparently these ToU only apply when using their chatbot.
E3: I think I misunderstood some conversations surrounding the topic for E2
If your terms of service aren’t enforced across the board, it’s because they’re shady to begin with… If technical users can opt out, so should non technical users
Securing your data with Sync involves creating a unique password, which plays a crucial role in encrypting your data for complete privacy. This encryption is end-to-end: your data is encrypted before it ever leaves your browser and can only be decrypted by another instance of Firefox. Once your data reaches a Mozilla-operated server for storage, it’s already in an encrypted state
what about their new ads company?
Mozilla thinks that they CANNOT win the war against the Advertising industry (that includes Google, and other tech giants), to them it’s pointless to go against the tide, this is why they built Privacy preserving attribution… which ironically just gives more data to advertisers… And this is me giving them the benefit of doubt…
Here’s an interesting excerpt:
E: fwiw, Firefox built from source is exempt from these terms of use. Forks are also a great option but I wonder if Linux distros will approach this accordingly.
E2: apparently these ToU only apply when using their chatbot.E3: I think I misunderstood some conversations surrounding the topic for E2
If your terms of service aren’t enforced across the board, it’s because they’re shady to begin with… If technical users can opt out, so should non technical users
no argument here
Is there a good guide to doing this yourself? I tried many years ago but didnt get very far.
Building firefox from source? I’ve never really investigated this but would be happy to learn with you when I get a moment.
Where do you see this? It applies to bookmarks too so Firefox Sync (which, surprise, is not E2E encrypted).
Maybe all their AI. And what about their new ads company?
first of all, Firefox sync is e2ee, open source, and you can selfhost it
Mozilla thinks that they CANNOT win the war against the Advertising industry (that includes Google, and other tech giants), to them it’s pointless to go against the tide, this is why they built Privacy preserving attribution… which ironically just gives more data to advertisers… And this is me giving them the benefit of doubt…