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Mozilla Introducing 'Terms of Use' to Firefox (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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From the new terms:

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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm paying for a search engine subscription, do I have to pay for a browser too?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Honestly, if it was actually economically viable and made all bullshit go away, I'd happily pay for a browser.

I don't think Mozilla could switch to that model without significant restructuring the likes of which they've little inventive to go for.