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Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after promises to not sell their data go up in smoke (www.theregister.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The answer to "what is Firefox?" on Mozilla's FAQ page about its browser used to read:

The Firefox Browser is the only major browser backed by a not-for-profit that doesn’t sell your personal data to advertisers while helping you protect your personal information.

Now it just says:

The Firefox Browser, the only major browser backed by a not-for-profit, helps you protect your personal information.

In other words, Mozilla is no longer willing to commit to not selling your personal data to advertisers.

A related change was also highlighted by mozilla.org commenter jkaelin, who linked direct to the source code for that FAQ page. To answer the question, "is Firefox free?" Moz used to say:

Yep! The Firefox Browser is free. Super free, actually. No hidden costs or anything. You don’t pay anything to use it, and we don’t sell your personal data.

Now it simply reads:

Yep! The Firefox Browser is free. Super free, actually. No hidden costs or anything. You don’t pay anything to use it.

Again, a pledge to not sell people's data has disappeared. Varma insisted this is the result of the fluid definition of “sell” in the context of data sharing and privacy.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (15 children)

I mean people would rather have Firefox propped up by Google (an ad company)'s donations then?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'd rather just use Google if we are throwing privacy out the window

Also why is my business how they make money? I just want privacy and to be Google free

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Use their privacy friendly forks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Does this actually surprise anyone?

The split between non-profit and for profit corporation and the amount the ceo earns should have warned anyone that they are not saints and will sell out their community if it makes them money.

Until now it was just smart for them to be the wolf in disguise. I guess selling the data makes them more money than keeping false front.

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