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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
=== Removal of custom toolbars (2014) === | ===Removal of custom toolbars (2014)=== | ||
In April 2014, Firefox version 29, codenamed ''Australis'', was released. With it came the first major redesign since version 4 from 2011. The most visible difference were the rounded tabs.<ref>[https://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/firefox-29-what-s-new-2912074 Firefox 29: What’s new and should you try it? | Trusted Reviews]</ref> | In April 2014, Firefox version 29, codenamed ''Australis'', was released. With it came the first major redesign since version 4 from 2011. The most visible difference were the rounded tabs.<ref>[https://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/firefox-29-what-s-new-2912074 Firefox 29: What’s new and should you try it? | Trusted Reviews]</ref> | ||
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Starting with Firefox 57 "Quantum", released in November 2017, extensions using the XUL/XPCOM format were no longer supported, only those in the WebExtensions format.<ref>[https://techtea.io/articles/2017/firefox-quantum-web-extensions/ Tech Tea - Firefox Quantum and Web Extensions]</ref> | Starting with Firefox 57 "Quantum", released in November 2017, extensions using the XUL/XPCOM format were no longer supported, only those in the WebExtensions format.<ref>[https://techtea.io/articles/2017/firefox-quantum-web-extensions/ Tech Tea - Firefox Quantum and Web Extensions]</ref> | ||
The XUL format was the main format for Firefox extensions up to that point, allowing for a degree of customization of the web browser's appearance and behaviour that extensions in the WebExtensions format do not support, and that set Firefox apart from other web browsers like Chrome and Internet Explorer at that time, such as custom toolbars and multiple rows of tabs. The extension "TabMix Plus", then highly popular, heavily made use of this functionality.<ref>[https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/ | The XUL format was the main format for Firefox extensions up to that point, allowing for a degree of customization of the web browser's appearance and behaviour that extensions in the WebExtensions format do not support, and that set Firefox apart from other web browsers like Chrome and Internet Explorer at that time, such as custom toolbars and multiple rows of tabs. The extension "TabMix Plus", then highly popular, heavily made use of this functionality.<ref>[https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/ The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Add-ons Blog]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab_Mix_Plus Tab Mix Plus - Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
According to a former Mozilla developer, the main reason for removing XUL was that giving extensions that much control over the behaviour of the web browser was a security risk.<ref>[https://yoric.github.io/post/why-did-mozilla-remove-xul-addons/ Why Did Mozilla Remove XUL Add-ons?]</ref> | According to a former Mozilla developer, the main reason for removing XUL was that giving extensions that much control over the behaviour of the web browser was a security risk.<ref>[https://yoric.github.io/post/why-did-mozilla-remove-xul-addons/ Why Did Mozilla Remove XUL Add-ons?]</ref> | ||
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In comparison, the mobile version of Firefox, as well as the other major web browsers (Edge, Chrome desktop, Chrome mobile) do have icons in their main menus. | In comparison, the mobile version of Firefox, as well as the other major web browsers (Edge, Chrome desktop, Chrome mobile) do have icons in their main menus. | ||
===Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox (''02 | ===Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox (''2025.02.27'')=== | ||
{{Main|Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox}} | {{Main|Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox}} | ||
On February | On 25 February 2025 Mozilla announced in their blog that they are introducing Terms of Use to Firefox, effective 10 June 2025. <ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-02-26 |title=Firefox Terms of Use |url=https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/firefox/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=Mozilla |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260112211331/https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/firefox/ |archive-date=12 Jan 2026}}</ref> Their reasoning is to "give [the user] more transparency over [their] rights and permissions as [they] use Firefox".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varma |first=Ajit |date=2025-02-26 |title=Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox |url=https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-terms-of-use/ |url-status=live |website=Mozilla Blog |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111132423/https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-terms-of-use/ |archive-date=11 Jan 2026}}</ref> In the same blog post they announce an update to their Privacy Policy. | ||
Under section "Mozilla Can Update or Terminate This Agreement" in the ToS, it is announced that updates to it will be posted online, and continued use of Firefox is taken as the user's acceptance of the new terms. No mention is made of any other commitment to notify the user (in-browser notification, etc.). In the next section, "Termination", it is explicitly stated that Mozilla will "try to notify [the user]" at their email address or next time they try to access their account, in case Mozilla denies or suspend anyone's access to Firefox. | Under section "Mozilla Can Update or Terminate This Agreement" in the ToS, it is announced that updates to it will be posted online, and continued use of Firefox is taken as the user's acceptance of the new terms. No mention is made of any other commitment to notify the user (in-browser notification, etc.). In the next section, "Termination", it is explicitly stated that Mozilla will "try to notify [the user]" at their email address or next time they try to access their account, in case Mozilla denies or suspend anyone's access to Firefox. | ||
===Mozilla removed the "nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license" in the Firefox TOS (10 | ===Mozilla removed the "nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license" in the Firefox TOS (2025.06.10)=== | ||
On June | On 10 June 2025 Mozilla has removed the "nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license" in the "[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/firefox/#you-give-mozilla-certain-rights-and-permissions You Give Mozilla Certain Rights and Permissions]" page of where the controversial [[terms of service]] clause used to be last seen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Firefox: About Your Rights |url=https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/firefox/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515140703/https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/firefox/ |archive-date=15 May 2025 |access-date=20 Oct 2025 |website=Mozilla}}</ref> on 15 March 2025. It is currently unknown why this change was made, as of current writing. | ||
==Alternatives== | ==Alternatives== | ||