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Firefox also collects and sells data to no one really knows who. https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/update-on-terms-of-use/

comment by shooly · 2026-08-14 · in Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

…your data" in their FAQ[2] 2 weeks ago. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43326230 [2] - https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b...

comment by simpss · 2025-03-13 · in Tell Mozilla: it's time to ditch Google

Firefox is done with. https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b...

comment by EdPoincare · 2025-03-12 · in Tell Mozilla: it's time to ditch Google

added new terms of use which are very questionable: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/fi...

comment by conceptme · 2025-03-10 · in Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?

…a way to monetise something . I've edited the title and description of my post for accuracy. [0]: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... [1]: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5985554/mozilla-faces-financ...

comment by devilsdata · 2025-02-28 · in Ask HN: Firefox may be selling our data. Can you recommend an alternative?

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Ask HN: Firefox may be selling our data. Can you recommend an alternative?

story by devilsdata · 2025-02-28 · 13 comments

…the advertisers who do. Firefox products are designed to protect your privacy. That’s a promise. " https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43203096 Yeah, could be a mundane…

comment by themaninthedark · 2025-02-28 · in Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser

…files but people here aren't actually checking facts, they're just jumping on the hate train. See: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b...

comment by nusl · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

…to stay on Firefox, we can all just enjoy the speedy yet stable poison of our overlords at Google. https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b...

comment by perks_12 · 2025-02-28 · in Mozilla's new Terms of Use causes confusion among Firefox users

Link directly to the Github commit: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... , which links to the following issue: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/issues/16016 There are a bunch of locked Google docs linked in the…

comment by _mitterpach · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

It's quite relevant to highlight that Mozilla is removing the promise that they won't sell your data: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... Another browser option is Brave, but you have to disable the altcoins…

comment by nout · 2025-02-28 · in Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge

…your data to advertisers" when a flag associated with the new Firefox terms of use is enabled (see https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b ...), I'm not so sure that this is a CYA about standard web browser usage.…

comment by ykonstant · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... This commit says that they can know sell your data as well, which does look beyond using them for improving their software

comment by ashu1461 · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

…is missing publicly but if I squint, that seems to be what this comment is trying to express: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... Don't get me wrong, I love bagging on Mozilla as much as the next person but as…

comment by spondyl · 2025-02-28 · in Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser

Look at what they are ACTUALLY doing: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... The change removing "Does Firefox sell your personal data? Nope. Never have, never will. And we protect you from many of the advertisers…

comment by foxylad · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

This commit looks particularly bad: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... Notably, this was deleted from the Firefox FAQ on 2025-02-25: > Does Firefox sell your personal data? > Nope. Never have, never will. And…

comment by foresto · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

…your data to advertisers" when a flag associated with the new Firefox terms of use is enabled (see https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... ), I'm not so sure that this is a CYA about standard web browser usage.

comment by ndiddy · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

…basically sold its soul [1]. Never say "Never"... Next is Thunderbird. Let's go Andreas! [1] https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b...

comment by keyle · 2025-02-28 · in Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser

Also related is Mozilla's apparent removal of their promise not to sell user data: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... Additionally, it's worth noting the Vivaldi is Chromium-based

comment by tech234a · 2025-02-28 · in Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser

https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... They removed this: { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does Firefox sell your personal data?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Nope. Never have, never will. And we…

comment by cute_boi · 2025-02-28 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

…investing in privacy-respecting advertising to grow new revenue in the near term." [1] [0] https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b... [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-leadership-growt...

comment by hellcow · 2025-02-27 · in Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

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story by hellhammer1982 · 2025-02-26 · 7 comments

…what those links describe. You can see the server side of the implementation at the links below https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/issues/9830 https://github.com/mozilla-services/stubattribution/pull/103 You'll see references to bouncer as…

comment by sciurus · 2022-03-18 · in Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

…Do No Track (DNT) header when you download Firefox. This applies to all analytics on Mozilla.org. https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/blob/a8ed6ae9c48c93474fbe...

comment by sciurus · 2022-03-18 · in Each Firefox download has a unique identifier

1) GA was removed from the first run page https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/pull/7621

comment by kbrosnan · 2019-11-17 · in Firefox’s Fight for the Future of the Web

GA was removed from the first run page https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/pull/7621

comment by kbrosnan · 2019-10-15 · in Firefox Privacy How-To Guide

GA was removed from that page https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/pull/7621

comment by kbrosnan · 2019-10-15 · in Firefox Privacy How-To Guide

…of Open Source Projects -They ultilize it a lot in their projects, here is just one big example: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/ -They've received donations from Mozilla before: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/dec/11/django-aw…

comment by Jommi · 2016-06-23 · in Mozilla Awards $385k to Open Source Projects

FWIW, most if not all of the web stuff is on GitHub: https://github.com/mozilla mozilla.org: https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock crash-stats: https://github.com/mozilla/socorro marketplace: https://github.com/mozilla/zamboni geolocation:…

comment by reubenmorais · 2014-08-18 · in Introducing Rec Room