Thoughts on this? 🤔 #firefox
from itsfoss@mastodon.social to firefox@fedia.io on 07 Mar 12:38
https://mastodon.social/users/itsfoss/statuses/114121184573612310

Thoughts on this? 🤔

#firefox

There are two parts to this meme. In the first part, Firefox is seen saying, "After all... Why not?". Followed by, "Why shouldn't I steal and sell user data?".

#firefox

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Mark_Onchain@mastodon.social on 07 Mar 12:43 next collapse

@itsfoss I won't like that at all besides them doing that is going to make me stop using fire fox

jerome@social.schnitzler.one on 07 Mar 12:43 next collapse

@itsfoss It would be a nightmare if Mozilla sold user data in the future. Firefox, for decades, was not just a browser, but a symbol for freedom, privacy and the open source movement. Adapting big tech behavior and crossing borders once defended, would destroy more than just their image. So much more ...

itsfoss@mastodon.social on 10 Mar 05:36 collapse

@jerome Let's hope they don't go down that dark path 😓

Paradox@lor.sh on 07 Mar 12:53 next collapse

@itsfoss
Does Firefox do anything else?

Johns_priv@mastodon.social on 07 Mar 12:54 next collapse

@itsfoss #Waterfox is great 😃

hendrik@sciences.social on 07 Mar 12:56 next collapse

@itsfoss Already switched to #bravebrowser halfway. Currently using two browsers. Might switch all the way soon.

archer@techhub.social on 07 Mar 13:01 next collapse

@itsfoss

mischievousloner@fosstodon.org on 07 Mar 13:02 next collapse

@itsfoss Because brave exists. And...

waitwut@mastodon.social on 07 Mar 13:23 next collapse

@itsfoss I still feel that it is a matter of poor communication from Mozilla.

I am still willing to give them the benefit of a doubt taking in consideration that they are in the middle of a rebrandind process.

Mistakes can definitely happen.

That being said, I will keep a closer eye on Firefox.

itsfoss@mastodon.social on 10 Mar 05:37 collapse

@waitwut Yep, we are also keeping an eye out for what they do next.

spageektti@mastodon.social on 07 Mar 13:40 next collapse

@itsfoss I hope that #ladybird will be a thing in the future.

MisterMultiverse@mastodon.social on 07 Mar 14:33 next collapse

@itsfoss my understanding is that brave and ladybird have corporate issues of their own, especially related to LGBT+ bigotry. Feels like solid foss, nonprofit options are few. But here we are again.

connel@mastodon.social on 07 Mar 21:46 next collapse

@itsfoss I've moved over to LibreWolf on my laptop. Turned off all the privacy stuff that I found ott for my needs and it seems to work great. I'm syncing my bookmarks up to my Nextcloud server. I just need to figure out what I do with my mobile browser now.

elgregor@social.librem.one on 08 Mar 00:48 next collapse

@itsfoss Mozilla has already improved the wording of the TOS after the outrage. If you don't trust them, you can still disable sending data to them, as you could before. The ads on new tab page can also be disabled, as they could before.

You can't donate towards Firefox development, but you can buy Mozilla VPN and Firefox Relay instead, which achieve the same goal.

dreambot@mastodon.social on 08 Mar 11:12 collapse

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