Firefox introduces TOS: Difference between revisions

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====Mozilla removed explicit language about not selling user data====

Mozilla's FAQ previously stated, "We don't and never will sell your personal data," but this was quietly removed from its website and documentation.<ref name="github-tos"~~><ref name="github-tos">{{Cite web |title= Tos copy updates (fix #16016) (#16018) |url= https:~~//github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b61939b7f4310eb80c5470e |website= GitHub |date=28 Feb 2025 |access-date=1 Mar 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220025231/https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b61939b7f4310eb80c5470e |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> Mozilla later stated that different legal jurisdictions, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), had vague definitions of "data selling," which led them to revise this wording.<ref name="tos-update" />

Mozilla's FAQ previously stated, "We don't and never will sell your personal data," but this was quietly removed from its website and documentation.<ref name="github-tos" /> Mozilla later stated that different legal jurisdictions, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), had vague definitions of "data selling," which led them to revise this wording.<ref name="tos-update" />

====Users were not notified before the TOU changes took effect====

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 ====Mozilla removed explicit language about not selling user data====
-Mozilla's FAQ previously stated, "We don't and never will sell your personal data," but this was quietly removed from its website and documentation.<ref name="github-tos"><ref name="github-tos">{{Cite web |title= Tos copy updates (fix #16016) (#16018) |url= https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b61939b7f4310eb80c5470e |website= GitHub |date=28 Feb 2025 |access-date=1 Mar 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220025231/https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b61939b7f4310eb80c5470e |archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> Mozilla later stated that different legal jurisdictions, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), had vague definitions of "data selling," which led them to revise this wording.<ref name="tos-update" />
+Mozilla's FAQ previously stated, "We don't and never will sell your personal data," but this was quietly removed from its website and documentation.<ref name="github-tos" /> Mozilla later stated that different legal jurisdictions, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), had vague definitions of "data selling," which led them to revise this wording.<ref name="tos-update" />
 ====Users were not notified before the TOU changes took effect====