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It’s a weird term, but I’m not sure how “for the purpose of doing as you request” is terrible. To me that means that when you type a url, they have the right to
by brookst 2y ago
It’s a weird term, but I’m not sure how “for the purpose of doing as you request” is terrible. To me that means that when you type a url, they have the right to do a DNS lookup for it.
Is there some interpretation where “for the purpose of doing as you request” means any purpose they want?
- Wilduck 2y agoThe problem is that I'm not requesting Mozilla do anything. Firefox isn't a "service" it's a web browser. When I input a seach query, _I_ am acting on my behalf, not Mozilla. I don't want any language where they get to insert themselves into that chain of behavior. Curl doesn't need a TOS, why does Firefox?
- skydhash 2y agoVery much this. The browser already have all the features to do what I want it to do. Why does Mozilla insists of being a middleman? It's my computer, Firefox code, and someone's server.
- cassianoleal 2y agoI agree. The very fact that they added a Terms of Service is weird. I don't want Firefox to be a service in any way. It's a tool. When I drill a hole in my wall, DeWalt don't tell anyone who I am, how large a hole it is, what material I drilled into or even the fact that I actually drilled anything. They don't know any of that, and neither should Mozilla know when my local copy of the browser makes a DNS, HTTP or any other request.
- account42 2y agoAnd they should use the system DNS services for that, not their own partners.