Mozilla rewrites the terms of use of Firefox after the user’s reverse reaction

After the field Violent reaction used to the new use conditions Last week, the Firefox maker Mozilla has rewroved its policy to address issues on the excessive excessive language it had previously used. Critics said that the implicit conditions were a Mozilla that asked users to rights in any data they enter into the browser or download, which will then be sold to advertisers or artificial intelligence companies.

Mozilla said that this was not, pointing to that New conditions It was not a change in the way the company used the data. The company also said that the original language updates were not “driven” to sell user data, and that the company’s ability to use the collected data is still limited due to the rights stipulated Firefox privacy notification.

A number to Critics king Duplicate To language, like the following, with new conditions as a cause of anxiety (our confirmation):

“When downloading or entering information through Firefox, you give us an unspeakable and free license from the world to use this information To help you navigate, experience and interact with online content as you indicate your use of Firefox. “

Now, MOZILA rewritten its use conditions to “reflect more clearly the limited range of how Mozilla interact with user data,” said Modla Ajit Varma Product President in a file advertisement Common before weekend.

In the updated policy, Mozilla shows that it requests user data to run Firefox and that this does not give the company ownership of that data.

Specifically, the new terms stipulate the following:

“You give Mozilla the rights necessary to operate Firefox. This includes processing your data as we described in Firefox privacy notification. It also includes an unexpected and free license, all over the world for the purpose of doing this according to the content request that you enter into Firefox. This does not give Mozilla any ownership in this content.”

Mozilla also said it also removed the reference to the accepted use policy of its conditions, as it was confused.

Company Questions and answers for privacy It is updated to better explain Legalese, as well.

For example, Mozilla said it may have removed blanket claims that it never sells user data because the legal definition of “selling data” is now “wide and developed.”

The company referred to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as an example of the reason for changing the language, noting that CCPA defines “sale” as “sale, rental, release, disclosure, publish, or disclose work (a),” communication “or” the possibility of communication “or” other electronics “. Consider.”

Mozilla said that Firefox collects some data and shares it with its partners, including data that helps operate its optional ads on the new tab page in the browser and propaganda suggestions in the search bar, which is detailed in it Privacy notice. However, the company says that the user data that shares it is stripped of identifying personal information and is shared only in the total.

Users can follow up Adjust Mozilla said their data sharing settings in the browser.