Mozilla says “customer data was never at risk.”
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    • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      8 months ago

      English is weird. Technically the second “its” refers to [Mozilla’s] privacy partner but just… wow.

      • emptiestplace@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I think they are taking advantage of the fact that Mozilla just changed CEOs; folks will be skeptical, and that is worth a few clicks. Even the beginning of the article is more ambiguous than it needs to be. These organizations (not Mozilla) exist solely to get attention, and should not be given the benefit of the doubt here.

      • emptiestplace@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Articles and headlines do not exist in a vacuum. ‘Context’ is not even remotely straightforward.