Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox: Difference between revisions
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*'''Search Engine Partnerships (Google, Bing, Yandex, etc.)''': Mozilla’s largest revenue source comes from deals with search engines like Google, which pay Mozilla to be Firefox’s default search provider. <ref>https://assets.mozilla.net/annualreport/2022/mozilla-fdn-2022-fs-final-0908.pdf</ref> <ref>[[:File:Mozilla-fdn-2022-fs-final-0908.pdf]]</ref>These deals involve sending search query data to search partners. Under the CCPA, if Mozilla transmitted search data in exchange for financial compensation, this could be classified as a ''"sale of data."'' '''This is a practice that Mozilla had already been openly taking part in.''' | *'''Search Engine Partnerships (Google, Bing, Yandex, etc.)''': Mozilla’s largest revenue source comes from deals with search engines like Google, which pay Mozilla to be Firefox’s default search provider. <ref>https://assets.mozilla.net/annualreport/2022/mozilla-fdn-2022-fs-final-0908.pdf</ref> <ref>[[:File:Mozilla-fdn-2022-fs-final-0908.pdf]]</ref>These deals involve sending search query data to search partners. Under the CCPA, if Mozilla transmitted search data in exchange for financial compensation, this could be classified as a ''"sale of data."'' '''This is a practice that Mozilla had already been openly taking part in.''' | ||