• LWD@lemm.ee
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    Right before Mozilla purchased it, Fakespot’s terms were updated to explicitly allow the transfer of user data to Mozilla.

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      1 year ago

      You understand why they changed those terms, right? Because Mozilla isn’t reselling the data and the data can’t go elsewhere.

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        1 year ago

        Mozilla isn’t reselling the data

        [citation needed]

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      Sure, but this doesn’t mean much. If they didn’t transfer ownership, FakeSpot could do whatever they wanted with that data. By forcing the transfer, Mozilla can choose to keep it private.

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        1 year ago

        And yet, the privacy policy was never amended to prevent sales of data, either before the acquisition or after it.

        Take off the rose tinted glasses, because when you wear them, red flags just look like flags.