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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
=== Removing "We don't sell your data" promise ===
In February 2025, Mozilla started to delete references to their "We don't sell your data" promise from the source code, as first reported by [https://www.haiku-os.org/ Haiku operating system] developer ''waddlesplash'' on the forum thread for their Firefox/Iceweasel port.<ref>https://discuss.haiku-os.org/t/iceweasel-telemetry-acceptible-for-firefox-trademarks/16106/51</ref><ref>https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b61939b7f4310eb80c5470e</ref>
They also switched the wording from "The best privacy" to "Always protected".


===Introducing TOS for Firefox (2025)===
===Introducing TOS for Firefox (2025)===
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Mozilla becomes an advertiser by acquiring [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/ Anonym] going against their mission of being a proponent of privacy.
Mozilla becomes an advertiser by acquiring [https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/ Anonym] going against their mission of being a proponent of privacy.


=== Mr Robot promotional web extension ===
===Mr Robot promotional web extension===
In December 2017 Mozilla, in collaboration with the Mr Robot team, created and included by default a web extension in [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Firefox firefox] named "looking glass"<ref name=":1">Mozilla addressing the Looking glass incident  
In December 2017 Mozilla, in collaboration with the Mr Robot team, created and included by default a web extension in [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Firefox firefox] named "looking glass"<ref name=":1">Mozilla addressing the Looking glass incident