Mozilla responds after terms of usage, privacy policy change
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Open source browser maker ties itself up in legalese and explanations

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.

  • s38b35M5@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    If you are using a debian flavor, you can likely add extrepo that searches a central repo of repositories and can add them as needed.

    sudo apt update && sudo apt install extrepo -y

sudo extrepo enable librewolf

sudo apt update && sudo apt install librewolf -y
    • RejZoR@lemmy.mlEnglish
      111·
      22 hours ago

      Why always this Terminal bullshit? Why can’t I just find it and click Install like a normal user and not like a fucking caveman?

      • trhbd@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
        1·
        10 hours ago

        typing 2-3 words isnt something that abnormal users do. if installing something as basic as browser using CLI is hard for you, then youre better off not using computer at all. it literally takes less time and effort to open terminal and type few words (or just copy paste) and spam enter enter enter. you just need to change your perspective. downloading a deb/appimage/tar/whatever file or opening app store takes more time, clicks and effort.

        edit : i use arch btw, installing librewolf seems easier on arch than debian. just type “yay librewolf” and spam enter key.