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Mozilla adds stupid AI stuff with horrible T&C (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 year ago by astro_ray@lemdro.id to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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PSA (?): just got this popup in Firefox when i was on an amazon product page. looked into it a bit because it seemed weird and it turns out if you click the big "yes, try it" button, you agree to mandatory binding arbitration with Fakespot and you waive your right to bring a class action lawsuit against them. this is awesome thank you so much mozilla very cool

https://queer.party/@m04/112872517189786676

So, Mozilla adds an AI review features for products you view using Firefox. Other than being very useless, it's T&C are as anti-consumer as it possibly can be. It's like mozilla saying directly "we don't care about your privacy".

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I know ... But people actually literally want this.

Maybe FF is what we install for normies while we use forks for other flavours.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

But people actually literally want this.

No-one except advertisers want this.

Most people simply do not care at all.

[–] Eiim@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why do advertisers want you to have tools that help you detect covert advertising?

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

In long term, for substituting them with their own links. In short term it's a nice feature.

[–] antler@feddit.rocks 2 points 11 months ago

Because Mozilla takes a metric shitload of your data via fakespot such as (but not limited to)

Internet or other electronic network activity (e.g., browsing history, search history, information regarding an individual's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement, and online viewing activities)

https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy

And then sells it to advertisers

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