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this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026
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They legally cannot state that they will not sell data, because - according to some states' laws - things like "XX% of users utilise Google as their primary search engine" is already "selling user data".
Because they use user data to calculate that percentage, and it's being used in relationship with Google who is paying Mozilla.
If this one corner case is the reason, why doesn't Mozilla put it into the legal text? I feel like the ambiguity hurts their position here. That Mozilla is silent about specifics in the legal text, seems rather scary to me.
Because it's not one corner case. There are multiple - they have other sponsors and advertisers.
I meant specifying the corner case of what exact type of data is shared, not an exhaustive list of companies it's shared with that would inevitably go out of date.
You mean this?
You mean this?
They, and everybody else who shares user data, are legally obligated to keep track of said data and have that published and available for both users and other companies.