Mozillalta varoitus: Päivitä vanhentunut Firefox heti
Mikäli käytössä on Firefox 127 tai sitä vanhempi, on selaimen juurivarmenne vanhentunut. Tästä seuraa tietoturvaongelmia ja mm. lisäosat eivät ole enää luotettavia.
Kehotus koskee Windowsia, Linuxia, macOS:aa ja Androidia.
Mozilla on kehottanut kaikkia Firefoxin käyttäjiä varmistamaan, että selain on päivitetty uuteen versioon. Vanhemmissa kuin Firefox 128 -selaimissa oleva juurivarmenne on vanhentunut.
I usually post here first and my post get shared to tumblr, but for this I posted on tumblr first, so I'm manually sharing it here too:
I want to talk a bit, again, about Mozilla and the changes that are happening around firefox ToS and commercial model.
So, I won't go again about why I don't trust the changes they are doing and why. I wanna go into something deeper, and worse, I've found out during my conversation with @ms-demeanor@tumblr.com.
So, long story short, when Mozilla announced they were acquiring a "privacy" startup called Anonym several months ago, I didn't think much about it. Tech companies acquire startups all the time when they want to do something this or that early stage startup does already. They buy the company, sometimes even for token amounts, and the entire startup joins them as their new "division of Whatever". So, as I said, when Moz announced their acquisition of Anonym, I barely paid attention: sure, sure, mozilla just a
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I usually post here first and my post get shared to tumblr, but for this I posted on tumblr first, so I'm manually sharing it here too:
I want to talk a bit, again, about Mozilla and the changes that are happening around firefox ToS and commercial model.
So, I won't go again about why I don't trust the changes they are doing and why. I wanna go into something deeper, and worse, I've found out during my conversation with @ms-demeanor@tumblr.com.
So, long story short, when Mozilla announced they were acquiring a "privacy" startup called Anonym several months ago, I didn't think much about it. Tech companies acquire startups all the time when they want to do something this or that early stage startup does already. They buy the company, sometimes even for token amounts, and the entire startup joins them as their new "division of Whatever". So, as I said, when Moz announced their acquisition of Anonym, I barely paid attention: sure, sure, mozilla just acqui-hired a bunch of privacy-focused engineers, great.
But ... this morning I started looking in deep, and holly shit. Before I even started looking into the Anonym, I just saw who founded it: Graham Mudd and Brad Smallwood. Two ex-facebook executives, who had been top heads on facebook's advertising and marketing divisions. These are the people who founded Anonym and now work for Mozilla. WHAT. THE. FUCK. These are people who has lead the worst division of Facebook in the worst years of the company. The years that made Zuck to entirely change the name, because "facebook" was considered too toxic. These are the guys who spearheaded converting the entire internet in a surveillance capitalism subproduct. These are THE BAD GUYS of the internet. If enshittification had a face, it would be those two guys up there.
So! Maybe they regret being an absolutely waste of human beings deserving to go to hell a thosand times over and now they want to redeem themselves?? ok let's look at what anonym do.
Mozilla let our guy Brad to write a blog post about this, nice! I can't totally trust his words, but hey, there has to be some kernel of truth in what they are trying to sell, right? so let's check! here's the post:
"First, it’s important for us to be clear about the specific problem we’re trying to address. Digital advertising is highly reliant on user level data sharing between various industry participants. A simple example: Ad platforms collect information about the browsing and buying behavior of individuals from millions of websites and apps. That information is often associated with a user’s “profile” and then is used to determine which ads to show that user. This practice is referred to by a number of terms – tracking, profiling, cross-site sharing, etc. Whatever the term, this approach typically isn’t aligned with people’s reasonable expectation of privacy. And it’s actually not even necessary to drive ad performance. Anonym’s goal is to develop a better approach for the industry."
ok, not bad start, yeah, we all want more privacy, for sure. But then THIS happens: excuse me, WHAT? so your approach to "better privacy" is:
We shouldn't leak the private data we have from you
The data we mine from you should be anonymized and not linked your personal information when we sell it
We have to be transparent with advertisers so they trust us
We have to be able to met any demand from advertisers
WHAT THE FUCK?
So, 1 & 2 ARE FUCKING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, at least in the EU (and I think in some states of the US, too). And 3&4 have NOTHING to do with user privacy, but with them being trustable for the people who pays for the ads.
This is FUCKING FACEBOOK. They have created an startup so anyone can use the facebook model for advertisement (data mining, anonymized data selling, scalable to the infinite). They left the monster they build to create a smaller version of that monster that anyone could use for their own company. And then, Mozilla bought them and put them, and their mini facebook, as their new advertisement division.
What the fuck. What THE FUCK.
This is WAY WORSE than what the terms of service changes seemed to point to. They have put the fucking wolves in charge of the sheep.
This is fucking disgusting. Those bastards never, ever, should have got their dirty greedy little hands close to a project like firefox.
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Sponsor: TuxCare 02:11 Terms of Service 06:39 Mozilla's Explanation 08:06 Data sales mention removal 09:43 It all leads to AI 12:00 All the other shady stuff 16:43 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
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That should have been reverted. The "location" gathered is the country you're in so relevant Pocket stories shown on the home screen. It's not shared with anyone.
Mozilla recently made changes to their FAQ document that resulted in the deletion of a very important section that details a promise to users to not sell their data.
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Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some #confusion and #concern. With that in mind, we’re updating the language to more clearly reflect the limited scope of how #Mozilla interacts with #user #data.
We’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the TOU, specifically about licensing. Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some confusion and concern.
We’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the TOU, specifically about licensing. Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some confusion and concern.
Mozilla has posted an update, removing the reference to the Acceptable Use Policy (Mozilla won’t dictate which websites you visit) but doubling down on sharing anonymized data. blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f…
We’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the TOU, specifically about licensing. Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some confusion and concern.
So they still sell my data to ad companies and show me ads (e.g. in new tabs), which they didn't do before, right? Can I opt out, or do I need to ditch anything Firefox related?
Anyone knows if firefox based browsers such as Zen Browser are also affected by this?
We’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the TOU, specifically about licensing. Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some confusion and concern.
“#Mozilla is made up of several organizations, one of which is the #MozillaCorporation, which develops Firefox and other technologies, and another is its nonprofit and tax-exempt #MozillaFoundation, which oversees Mozilla’s corporate governance structure and sets the browser maker’s policies. Much of Mozilla’s work focused on advocating for #privacy, #inclusion, and #decentralization of #technologies, and “to create #safer, more #transparent online
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“#Mozilla is made up of several organizations, one of which is the #MozillaCorporation, which develops Firefox and other technologies, and another is its nonprofit and tax-exempt #MozillaFoundation, which oversees Mozilla’s corporate governance structure and sets the browser maker’s policies. Much of Mozilla’s work focused on advocating for #privacy, #inclusion, and #decentralization of #technologies, and “to create #safer, more #transparent online experiences for #everyone,” which ultimately benefit the #browser maker and its #users.
Announcing the layoffs in an email to all employees on October 30, the Mozilla Foundation’s executive director #NabihaSyed confirmed that two of the foundation’s major divisions — #Advocacy and #GlobalPrograms — are “no longer a part of our structure.””
There you go. One side of Mozilla builds the tools of the Internet, the other does… I can’t for the life of me see what. It’s the #MozillaFoundation who cant engineer the tools that are doing “deals” with others to make things safer.
The power to make change for the better of the Internet is being moved from direct impact, ie: basic technology and applied applications TO soft corporate influence through manifestos, papers, jobs and pay for influencers and collaborations with third parties…
I know what is more effective. Basic engineering and applied products because it scales.
This is the second layoff at Mozilla this year, the first affecting dozens of staff on the side of the organization that builds the popular Firefox browser.
And the group arrives with endorsements from a set of celebrities, academics, entrepreneurs, politicians, journalists, and activists, including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Harvard Business School Professor Emerita Shoshana Zuboff, Incredible Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo, and activist and author Cory Doctorow.”
So this is the kind of grab bag technology Mozilla is backing to “secure the Internet” while slurping user data?
The open, global internet is the most powerful communication and collaboration resource we have ever seen. It embodies some of our deepest hopes for human progress. It enables new opportunities for learning, building a sense of shared humanity, and solving the pressing problems facing people everywhere.
Over the last decade we have seen this promise fulfilled in many ways. We have also seen the power of the internet used to magnify divisiveness, incite violence, promote hatred, and intentionally manipulate fact and reality. We have learned that we should more explicitly set out our aspirations for the human experience of the internet. We do so now.”
“Conflicts of interest arise when a #Director, #Officer or #KeyEmployee has a personal, professional or business interest that is at odds with the individual's duty of loyalty to the Foundation, described below. Whether actual or perceived, #ConflictsOfInterest (defined below) have the potential to damage the Foundation’s credibility, thereby adversely affecting its ability to fulfill its mission and programmatic goals. If not managed properly, Conflicts of Interest can also undermine the trust and confidence of Mozilla Community members and the Foundation’s donors on whom the Foundation’s success depends.
Conflicts of Interest are not necessarily prohibited or harmful to the Foundation
“Conflicts of interest arise when a #Director, #Officer or #KeyEmployee has a personal, professional or business interest that is at odds with the individual's duty of loyalty to the Foundation, described below. Whether actual or perceived, #ConflictsOfInterest (defined below) have the potential to damage the Foundation’s credibility, thereby adversely affecting its ability to fulfill its mission and programmatic goals. If not managed properly, Conflicts of Interest can also undermine the trust and confidence of Mozilla Community members and the Foundation’s donors on whom the Foundation’s success depends.
Conflicts of Interest are not necessarily prohibited or harmful to the Foundation provided (i) they are identified and properly managed, and (ii) the Interested Person (defined below) refrains from acting on behalf of, or attempting to influence, the Foundation as provided herein.
This Policy is designed to assist Directors, Officers and Key Employees in the performance of their duties and to state clear guidelines to be followed in identifying and resolving potential and actual Conflicts of Interest, including self dealing issues, and situations that give rise to the appearance or perception of a Conflict of Interest.”
“The #nonprofit organization (#Mozilla) that supports the #Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. The move comes just days after a report by #KrebsOnSecurity forced #Onerep’s #CEO to admit that he has founded dozens of people-search networks over the years.” 1)
The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search si…
“On February 27, 2025, #Mozilla changed their #FAQ, removing a statement, that they have never and never will sell their users' #PersonalData. The change in the FAQ followed the introduction of terms of use on February 26th, 2025 granting Mozilla "a #nonexclusive, #RoyaltyFree, worldwide #license" to all #information uploaded or input through Firefox”
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but to my understanding, @mozillaofficial has in a matter of days:
Added a disclaimer to give themselves a licence to anything entered into the browser:
"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox." ref
Banned sexual content (porn)
"Upload, download, transmit, display, or grant access to content that includes graphic depictions of sexuality or violence," ref
Removed the disclaimer that they don't sell your data ref
Embraced web manifest v3 (which breaks ad-blockers) ref
It genuinely looks like they're actively violating their founding principles, purging any & all good-will for the sake of going for-profit..
While some browsers are phasing out Manifest V2 entirely, Firefox is keeping it alongside Manifest V3 — ensuring powerful privacy tools remain available to users.
Si vous vous demandez ce que @mozillaofficial prépare dans votre dos en ajoutant des Term Of Service à Firefox qui lui octroient des droits délirants sur vos données, voici un petit indice : L'intitulé d'un talk qui va être donné par Mozilla à RightCons :
Will generative AI turn into the next big ad platform? 🤢 🤮
Putain j'en peux plus @mozillaofficial ajoute des term of use à Firefox pour "royalty-free, worldwide license" sur nos données. Je n'ai jamais quitté Firefox depuis 2005, mais là c'est la trahison de trop ⤵️ infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/11…
Et tout ça pour nous faire bouffer de force de l'ia de merde, probablement. Le capitalisme salit tout ce qu'il touche. Même l'open source
Putain j'en peux plus @mozillaofficial ajoute des term of use à Firefox pour "royalty-free, worldwide license" sur nos données. Je n'ai jamais quitté Firefox depuis 2005, mais là c'est la trahison de trop ⤵️ infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/11…
Et tout ça pour nous faire bouffer de force de l'ia de merde, probablement. Le capitalisme salit tout ce qu'il touche. Même l'open source
Firefox now has Terms of Use! This'll go over like a lead balloon.
You give Mozilla all rights necessary to operate Firefox, including processing data as we describe in the Firefox Privacy Notice, as well as acting on your behalf to help you navigate the internet. When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox.
Anything you say or do in Firefox may be used by Mozilla against you. You have the right to use a different browser. If you cannot find a browser that doesn’t fuck you over one way or another, one will not be provided for you because capitalism is working exactly as designed.
