Comments on: Firefox Removes Promise Not To Sell Personal Data https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/ Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-153364 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:00:17 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-153364 In reply to Brad.

Hi Brad,
Firefox is owned by the Mozilla Corporation (a for profit company). Thunderbird is run by the Mozilla Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profit. However, there is some relationship between the Corporation and the Foundation. I’m not sure about the Thunderbird privacy policy, but I would guess that it does not extend.
You may be interested in my article on Betterbird:

https://davescomputertips.com/betterbird-a-better-thunderbird/

It is what I use.

]]> By: Brad https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-153354 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:28:08 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-153354 Thank you for the head’s up on this, I have been using Firefox for many years and just switched to Brave.
One question, does this policy also extend to Thunderbird? If it does, I am wondering what to replace that with now?
Thanks again

]]> By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152451 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:29:38 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152451 In reply to Mindblower.

Technically, if you access the email through a browser, they have access to it. I’m not saying they are looking at it though

]]> By: Mindblower https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152449 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:19:56 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152449 John. Gulp! So do browsers have content access to our emails as well, Mindblower!

]]> By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152445 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:51:20 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152445 In reply to Mindblower.

Hey Mindblower,
The VPN would not protect you from Firefox knowing what sites you have visited. A VPN would protect you from your ISP knowing what sites you visited (and will also encrypt your DNS activity). Brave is a more privacy focused browser than Firefox.

]]> By: Mindblower https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152444 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:38:21 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152444 In reply to John Durso.

Well John, if that’s the data they sell, I do believe I am protected. Use a VPN when viewing YouTube videos, and block ads except for sites DCT. Might use Brave a bit more, but again thanks for keeping us well informed. Mindblower!

]]> By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152442 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:23:43 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152442 In reply to Terry.

Hey Terry, enjoy Brave or Tor or whatever you decide to use if you decide to switch away from Firefox.

]]> By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152441 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:22:03 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152441 In reply to Mindblower.

Hi Mindblower, Firefox has the ability to collect the content and advertising shown in your browser, and your interactions with that content and advertising, including videos you watched, and web pages you’ve visited. They are saying that they anonymize the data and sell it. I would guess that the 3rd parties they sell to decide what kind of info they want to buy. But, 3rd parties have ways to de-anonymize the data if they want to.

]]> By: Mindblower https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152424 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:58:57 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152424 Thanks for the heads-up John. What personal information could be sold/disclosed? Know of worse case programs which do more harm and people still use them. Our privacy is being constantly chiseled away. Not sure how many read the Privacy information. Personally still have faith using Firefox, Mindblower!

]]> By: Terry https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152403 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 06:21:40 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152403 Is this like a tRump promise? Back to Brave (based in the USA, ugh?) or Tor I go, I guess…

]]> By: John Durso https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152376 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:12:37 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152376 In reply to Larry.

Hi Larry, Yes! BTW, I’ve been using Brave for years.

]]> By: Larry https://davescomputertips.com/firefox-removes-promise-not-to-sell-personal-data/#comment-152357 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:35:45 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=145167#comment-152357 All about the benjamins. Personally, I think it sucks. Will probably start using a different browser.

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