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What constitutes 'selling' user data? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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The other day I was using firefox on a public. On my computer creating a new tab creates a blank tab, but this one it showed 'Suggested by Firefox'. One of the links was interesting, so I clicked on it. Would this be considered user data that would be sold? Some clarification from Mozilla about what constitutes selling user data would be great.

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[-] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago

That's the fun part, you don't really get to know.

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

  1. The fact that you use firefox == data

  2. You telling me == transfer

  3. I like your post == consideration

Thats a sale in California's books.

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Interesting equivocation, but until Mozilla Corp specifically explains how they sell your data, it is unhealthy to be anything but skeptical about why they refused, repeatedly, to clarify.

Also your private browsing data is not the same as your public post data.

[-] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I’m sure some laws would considering you making this post or me writing this comment as “selling” data.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com -1 points 1 month ago

Anything that a company is doing that makes them remove "we won't sell your data" from their TOS counts as selling data as far as I'm concerned.

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