{"id":62999,"date":"2019-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2019\/06\/04\/firefox-data-privacy-promise\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T06:05:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T06:05:59","slug":"firefox-data-privacy-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/firefox-data-privacy-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology with respect and honesty. Here\u2019s how we do it."},"content":{"rendered":"

Tech companies are using the word \u201cprivacy\u201d a lot these days. What do they mean when they say it? To one company, privacy means keeping your information between you and your device. To another, it means knowing who in your social network can see the stuff you post. And to a third, it\u2019s just a setting you can toggle while using their services. They all want you to think they can be trusted.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be clear: the business success of many of these companies depends on using our personal information as their currency. The details of our lives fuel their growth. Like greenwashing, pretending to care about privacy doesn\u2019t solve the underlying problem. It just muddies the truth.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we mean when we use the word \u201cprivacy\u201d: we will never sell what little personal info we have about you. Our business doesn\u2019t depend on abusing your trust. In fact, respecting your privacy is at the core of every Firefox product, and the heart of our mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Firefox Personal Data Promise<\/h2>\n

The Firefox Personal Data Promise<\/b> explains the convictions that guide us, and the work we do to honor your privacy in every product we make.<\/p>\n

Take less.<\/h2>\n

We make a point of knowing less about you.<\/i><\/p>\n

All tech companies collect data to improve their products. But it doesn\u2019t need to include so much of your personal info. The only data we want is the data that serves you in the end. We ask ourselves: do we actually need this? What do we need it for? And when can we delete it?<\/p>\n

Keep it safe.<\/h2>\n

We do the hard work to protect your personal info. <\/i><\/p>\n

Data security is complicated\u2014or at least it should be. Which is why we take the extra steps to classify the data we have, maintain rules for how we store and protect each type, and never stop iterating on our processes. We prioritize your privacy. We invest in it. We\u2019re committed to it.<\/p>\n

No secrets.<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ll always know where you stand with us.<\/i><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no hidden agenda here. Our business doesn\u2019t depend on secretly abusing your trust. Our Privacy Notice<\/a> is actually readable. Anyone in the world can attend our weekly company meetings<\/a>. If you want to dig into every datapoint we collect, our code is open. And so are we.<\/p>\n

Why we are making this promise now<\/h2>\n

This promise isn\u2019t new. It\u2019s the commitment we\u2019ve always made to our users<\/a>, the advice we extend to our peers<\/a>, and if you ask us, the respect every person should demand from their tech.<\/p>\n

The reason we\u2019re putting it out now is that we\u2019re as fed up as you are. Big Tech\u2019s encroachment into our daily lives has gone too far. What you do online is your business, and your activities shouldn\u2019t be tracked for someone else\u2019s profits. Especially invasive is the tracking of your activity all over the web. Mozilla does not keep a log of your personal searches. Syncing is encrypted so that not even we know our users\u2019 browsing histories. You\u2019re safe from us<\/i>. Which is the way it should be.<\/p>\n

Take less. Keep it safe. No secrets. These are more than words to us. We hope they inspire other companies to examine their own practices and begin to think beyond their bottom line. And we hope it\u2019ll encourage you to start demanding more honesty and respect from all the tech in your life. It\u2019s our actions as consumers that will force the industry to stop with the empty promises and start making real changes.<\/p>\n

We need to show the world that we all deserve better than this.<\/p>\n

Meet the Firefox family<\/h2>\n

Soon you\u2019ll find the Firefox Personal Data Promise heart stamped across the whole Firefox family of products and services<\/a>. (Yep, we\u2019re more than a browser.) Everything we make is designed to keep you safer and smarter online\u2014and get around the abuses of Big Tech while you\u2019re at it. And every single product honors your privacy by default.<\/p>\n

You choose with whom you share personal information and when. You choose what\u2019s right for you. Firefox is on your side, every step of the way.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>There is a way to protect your privacy.<\/h2>\n

Take your stand against an industry that\u2019s making you the product. Join Firefox for the respect you deserve from a tech company that fights for you.<\/p>\n

Join Firefox<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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