Mozilla Rewrites Firefox Terms After Privacy Backlash: User Data Clarified
Mozilla updates Firefox terms, addressing user privacy concerns and clarifying data use.
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Mozilla Rewrites Firefox Terms After Privacy Backlash: User Data Clarified
After fielding user backlash over its new Terms of Use last week, Firefox browser maker Mozilla has rewritten its policy to address issues around the overly broad language it had previously used. Critics said the terms implied Mozilla was asking users for the rights to whatever data they input into the browser or upload, which some worried would be then sold to advertisers or AI companies. Image Credits:Mozilla/Firefox Mozilla said that was not the case, noting that the new terms didn’t represent a change in the way the company used data. The company also said that the original language updates were not “driven by a desire” to sell user data, and that the company’s ability to use collected data was still limited by the rights laid out in Firefox’s Privacy Notice. A number of critics had pointed to language, such as the following, in the new terms as a cause for concern (emphasis ours): When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, …
