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What constitutes 'selling' user data? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 4 months ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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The other day I was using firefox on a public. On my computer creating a new tab creates a blank tab, but this one it showed 'Suggested by Firefox'. One of the links was interesting, so I clicked on it. Would this be considered user data that would be sold? Some clarification from Mozilla about what constitutes selling user data would be great.

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[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 27 points 4 months ago

That's the fun part, you don't really get to know.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

  1. The fact that you use firefox == data

  2. You telling me == transfer

  3. I like your post == consideration

Thats a sale in California's books.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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[–] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I’m sure some laws would considering you making this post or me writing this comment as “selling” data.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com -1 points 4 months ago

Anything that a company is doing that makes them remove "we won't sell your data" from their TOS counts as selling data as far as I'm concerned.