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They use the term "permission", but since when do you need to get permission to link to a search engine in a piece of software? Is Firefox being legally require
by Ajedi32 5y ago
They use the term "permission", but since when do you need to get permission to link to a search engine in a piece of software? Is Firefox being legally required to do this, or did they just decide to do it after the engine(s) in question refused to agree to Mozilla's terms?
- aaomidi 5y agoHonestly, the way I'm reading this is that "they didn't pay us enough to keep them as a first part search engine."
- rad_gruchalski 5y agoAnd even if, is that a problem? We can use their browser for free and they do a pretty good job at not tracking anyone for huge money. What’s the problem with them having some income?
- Ajedi32 5y agoIt's one thing to just not promote a search engine to your users. That I could understand. It's another thing entirely to intentionally override the user's preference and lie to them about why you're doing it. (Assuming they are actually lying and there isn't some sort of bizarre legal reason why they really do have to do things this way.)
- Barrin92 5y agoThere is none, however there's a problem with not communicating that in plain English, i.e. "we sell the spots on our preferred search engine list to generate revenue, as of now a few companies have not agreed to those terms and are being removed". For good reasons the general convention is to render sponsorships and ads visible.
- rad_gruchalski 5y agoI agree that this would have been a better way to frame it, if that is what happened here.