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==Incidents==

=== Removing "We don't sell your data" promise ===

===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>

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We evaluated Looking Glass based on whether or not it upheld user privacy. Since it did not collect any data, we felt that it was safe. In retrospect, not capturing data was a strong indicator that this was not a good SHIELD study candidate, so we’re making sure we’re going to specifically evaluate future studies based on this criteria to ensure that we don’t repeat our mistake.</blockquote>

== Alternatives ==

There are other browsers using the same browser engine as Firefox, but with the telemetry and data gathering removed and privacy firendly preferences set by default. For desktop operating systems, this includes [https://librewolf.net/ LibreWolf] and [https://icecatbrowser.org/index.html GNU Ice Cat]. On Android, [https://f-droid.org/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/ Fennec] is available via the F-Droid store.

Completely free alternative browsers are currently under active development, some of which show promise to become viable truly independent open source browser engines in the forseeable future. These include the [https://ladybird.org/ Ladybird] browser initiated by SerenityOS creator Andreas Kling.

==References==

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 ==Incidents==
-=== Removing "We don't sell your data" promise ===
+===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>
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 We evaluated Looking Glass based on whether or not it upheld user privacy. Since it did not collect any data, we felt that it was safe. In retrospect, not capturing data was a strong indicator that this was not a good SHIELD study candidate, so we’re making sure we’re going to specifically evaluate future studies based on this criteria to ensure that we don’t repeat our mistake.</blockquote>
+== Alternatives ==
+There are other browsers using the same browser engine as Firefox, but with the telemetry and data gathering removed and privacy firendly preferences set by default. For desktop operating systems, this includes [https://librewolf.net/ LibreWolf] and [https://icecatbrowser.org/index.html GNU Ice Cat]. On Android, [https://f-droid.org/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/ Fennec] is available via the F-Droid store.
+Completely free alternative browsers are currently under active development, some of which show promise to become viable truly independent open source browser engines in the forseeable future. These include the [https://ladybird.org/ Ladybird] browser initiated by SerenityOS creator Andreas Kling.
 ==References==