this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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Because they are now owned by Mozilla. As stated above, I, like others, don't like the practice, and I hope Mozilla adjusts acordingly.
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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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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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