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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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[–] rtxn 51 points 4 months ago (2 children)

People shouldn't trust Mozilla either. It's a company that does company things. Just because it's not as far-gone as Google doesn't mean it's incapable.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I never said they should trust. But if they trust Mozilla with the telemetry/pockets/whatever they put on the browser this one is just like the others.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

just because its not as far-gone as Google

The fact that the Mozilla Foundation is non-profit, despite wherever controversy there may be around their decisions of late, is a pretty significant factor.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mozilla Foundation has no members, it's operated by the for-profit Corporation, and the Corporation is powered by its profit motive.

[–] rtxn 9 points 4 months ago

Even worse, the majority of its revenue comes from Google for making it the default search engine.