Re:Mozilla owns "information you input through Firefox"
by unyttigfjelltol on Thursday February 27, 2025 @10:52PM
(#43201515)
The statement is clear and simple and would not benefit from a TOS rewrite. What you really want are clearer processing directions built into the Firefox UI, not a longer or different TOS.
Something like, a popup over the execute button on the search bar disclosing the specific processing instruction you are providing by pressing that button, and by whom.
Or, when you use a vertical scroll bar, a confirmation that no processing is occurring outside your local machine.
These things would satisfy some more detail-minded people, but ultimately would provide no significant value to either Mozilla or the marginal user, so it's really no mystery why Firefox does not do this.
Re:Mozilla owns "information you input through Firefox"
by janalsncm on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:12PM
(#43211029)
I guess. But what they really need is trust, which was their selling point for a decade. But that takes a long time to build up and no UX changes can bring back.
Something like, a popup over the execute button on the search bar disclosing the specific processing instruction you are providing by pressing that button, and by whom.
Or, when you use a vertical scroll bar, a confirmation that no processing is occurring outside your local machine.
These things would satisfy some more detail-minded people, but ultimately would provide no significant value to either Mozilla or the marginal user, so it's really no mystery why Firefox does not do this.