Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down18
arrow-up1987arrow-down1external-linkFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoSure, but this doesn’t mean much. If they didn’t transfer ownership, FakeSpot could do whatever they wanted with that data. By forcing the transfer, Mozilla can choose to keep it private.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoAnd yet, the privacy policy was never amended to prevent sales of data, either before the acquisition or after it. Take off the rose tinted glasses, because when you wear them, red flags just look like flags.
Sure, but this doesn’t mean much. If they didn’t transfer ownership, FakeSpot could do whatever they wanted with that data. By forcing the transfer, Mozilla can choose to keep it private.
And yet, the privacy policy was never amended to prevent sales of data, either before the acquisition or after it.
Take off the rose tinted glasses, because when you wear them, red flags just look like flags.