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In February 2025 Mozilla introduced [[Terms of service|terms of use]] (TOS) for the Firefox browser for the first time as well as an updated {{wplink|Privacy policy|privacy policy}}. The new privacy policy has caused concern among the browser's user revolving around the way the section that describes the rights Mozilla has over their data is phrased. | In February 2025 Mozilla introduced [[Terms of service|terms of use]] (TOS) for the Firefox browser for the first time as well as an updated {{wplink|Privacy policy|privacy policy}}. The new privacy policy has caused concern among the browser's user revolving around the way the section that describes the rights Mozilla has over their data is phrased. | ||
== Background == | ==Background== | ||
Mozilla anounced on the 26th of February 2025 the introduction of TOS and an update privacy policy for the Firefox web browser. In the topics outlined in the TOS past use of the browser and transparency around it was handled via the open source licence and public commitments by the organization.<ref name="tos-announce"> | Mozilla anounced on the 26th of February 2025 the introduction of TOS and an update privacy policy for the Firefox web browser. In the topics outlined in the TOS past use of the browser and transparency around it was handled via the open source licence and public commitments by the organization.<ref name="tos-announce"> | ||
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==Questionable | ==Questionable phrasing in the TOS and consumer response== | ||
The new terms contain phrasing that has caused | The new terms contain phrasing that has caused concern by the users of Firefox and the reasoning for its inclusion in the privacy focused browser.<ref name="reddit-1"> | ||
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}}</ref> Of note is the concern of the possible use of user "input" to "help you experience online content" by training and creating AI/LLM based tools. | }}</ref> Of note is the concern of the possible use of user "input" to "help you experience online content" by training and creating AI/LLM based tools. | ||
===Date of effect === | ===Date of effect=== | ||
It is also worth noting that the announcement of the introduction of the TOS and new privacy policy was made in a blog post one day after the terms and privacy policy are to take effect. No other communication was made to users of the browser as of February 27th 2025. | It is also worth noting that the announcement of the introduction of the TOS and new privacy policy was made in a blog post one day after the terms and privacy policy are to take effect. No other communication was made to users of the browser as of February 27th 2025. | ||
== Mozilla's response== | ==Mozilla's response== | ||
[[File:Firefox-privacy-lawful-bases.png|thumb|Partial screenshot of lawful basis section for data usage from the Firefox privacy policy.]] | [[File:Firefox-privacy-lawful-bases.png|thumb|Partial screenshot of lawful basis section for data usage from the Firefox privacy policy.]] | ||
At the time of writing Mozilla has not issued an official response but has updated the initial blog post to inclutde the following<ref name="tos-announce"/>: | At the time of writing Mozilla has not issued an official response but has updated the initial blog post to inclutde the following<ref name="tos-announce" />: | ||
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'''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 the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice. | '''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 the basic functionality of Firefox possible. Without it, we couldn’t use information typed into Firefox, for example. It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Mozilla]] | *[[Mozilla]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Incidents]] | [[Category:Incidents]] | ||
[[Category:Mozilla]] | [[Category:Mozilla]] | ||
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