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Mozilla adds stupid AI stuff with horrible T&C (lemdro.id)

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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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[–] tinfoilhat@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hate the anti-pattern of "Not Now". How about "No"?

[–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Best I can do is accepting three options: "Yes," "No," and "Remind me later."

"Not now" or "No, I don't want this awesome feature" bullshit infuriates me.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, corporate dark patterns really don't respect consent. When would you like to know more: Now, or Later?

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Though I don't mind the "accept, deny, ask me again later" for when something seems interesting but I don't want to put the effort into looking into it right at the moment but don't want to click yes without looking into it.

[–] Napain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

didn't the Firefox management say they would focus on their core product rather than random little services like this

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Actually I thought there new ceo said they were going to fuck around with AI stuff.

Edit:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/13/mozilla-downsizes-as-it-refocuses-on-firefox-and-ai-read-the-memo/?guccounter=1

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why not just be a web browser and leave stuff like this to browser extensions?
Oh right, you enshittified yourself.

Edit to add: Why give them money when they apparently already have too much of it from corporate inputs (most of it from Google)? I think they ask us for donations in order to retain their non-profit image, for PR purposes.

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are not wrong. I got curious how much they receive in donations, but could not find anything about it in their financial statements.

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look here

[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

That is where I looked and could not find it, albeit only on my short commute from work.

[–] thegreenguy@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AI shit alone, I never understood the urge to build a whole OS in the browser. I want my browser to view websites. If I want more, then I can install extensions. I'd rather them release this as some sort of "official" extension. Might switch to LibreWolf (do you have any other suggestions?)

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Librewolf.net

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I've used Firefox since it was released. I will be considering other browsers due to this. I do not want AI in my products.

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The real reason people want to revoke the second amendment is so Mozilla will stop constantly pointing guns at their own feet.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What are the right settings to disable that crap via user.js? I assume this is done via hidden extension, like Pocket.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (15 children)

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[–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I puked a little when I read both names in the screenshot OP posted.

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[–] antler@feddit.rocks 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy

Internet or other electronic network activity (e.g., browsing history, search history, information regarding an individual's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement, and online viewing activities)

Category of Third Parties to Whom Personal Information is Sold and/or Shared: Advertising partners, Service providers

Just a snippet of the privacy policy. There's other bad stuff too like location tracking. It's also all ran through Google analytics.

So much for a privacy respecting Mozilla

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

LibreWolf

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