uBlock Origin Removed from Chrome: Mozilla's Stance on Data Privacy
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Summary
The article discusses the removal of uBlock Origin from Chrome and highlights Mozilla's stance on data privacy and transparency.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIt seems like every company on the web is buying and selling my data. You’re probably no different.
Mozilla doesn’t sell data about you (in the way that most people think about “selling data“), and we don’t buy data about you.
Since we strive for transparency, and the LEGAL definition of “sale of data“ is ex
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