Ladies and gentlemen! It's true. Mozilla has finally done it.
Fortunately I have been dailying @zenbrowser for the past 2 months and I recommend you do the same if you don't want to migrate to ChromeTech. Otherwise use @brave.
The fox is dead. Long live the fox.
@notesnook @brave Simple solution: don't input or upload data to Firefox. If you need to sync bookmarks, use Floccus or Syncthing.
Disable search suggestions, AI, translation, etc. It's quite easy to avoid giving them data if you're willing to dive into the settings.
For the record, Brave takes even more work to disable that crap. I'm nearly certain Brave already has clauses like this. There's simply no way they could provide AI tools without them.
Fret not, @firefox is alive and well.
@sundevil311 @brave I haven't been able to find anything that bad in their TOS or Privacy Policy: https://brave.com/privacy/browser/
In fact, Brave's privacy policy is miles better than Firefox's, and I don't even like Brave that much.
Your suggestion to turn all that crap off is pointless. Of course you might be able to switch some toggles but the company's policy matters just like you wouldn't trust Google even though they provide even better toggles for "privacy control".
TLDR: no tracking by default
The Brave browser is designed to not know who you are, or what sites you visit. Brave does not store any record of users’ browsing history. Brave does not write any personal data to the blockchain. The best way for us to ensure your information stays safe is to never receive it in the first place. The only way a user’s data is stored by Brave is if the user has switched on Rewards or Sync.
@notesnook @brave I'll have to do more digging on the legal docs.
My point isn't necessarily to disable everything. You need to understand which toggles actually have an effect. This info is widely known for Firefox (hence projects like arkenfox and Betterfox).
It is troubling to see this sort of wording in a Mozilla policy.
Nothing against Brave, btw. If you insist on sticking to Chromium, it's not a bad option. I'd just hate to see Firefox lose more users, as it's the only alt to Chromium.
@notesnook Not sure if you're aware, but there's been a clarification added.
https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/27/mozillas-new-terms-of-use-causes-confusion-among-firefox-users/
Again, I agree the wording is troubling. We'll have to see how this plays out. I feel like very little has changed, they've just updated their legal terms.
I, for one, won't be dropping @firefox. I already use Brave (and LibreFox and Cromite) as well for uncooperative websites and specific use cases.
If you're truly worried about this, I'd urge you to look into LibreFox or another fork.
Mozilla has updated the Terms of Use for Firefox, alongside an update to its Privacy Notice. This move comes as the organization wants to provide transparency about its commitment to user privacy. […]
@sundevil311 that makes sense, actually. They should have been more clear about this. Thanks for the link!
And I use Zen, a Firefox/Gecko derivative. I don't particularly like any of the Chromium forks out there including Brave but yeah.
@notesnook Heard really good things about Zen. Might have to give it a spin.
Love the work you're doing on Notesnook! Keep up the great work! 🫶
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