Critics said the new terms implied Mozilla was asking users for the rights to whatever data they input or upload through Firefox.

In response to users’ feedback about the Firefox Terms of Use, Mozilla updated some of the language about data usage. Mozilla also updated its Privacy FAQ.

Mozilla faced backlash after updating Firefox’s Terms of Use, which initially suggested the company could exploit user data.

The browser developer said concerns that the updated language allows it to do whatever it wants with users' data is unjustified.

These high-level appointments were announced by Laura Chambers, who hopped aboard as CEO a year ago; the hiring came the month after deep staffing cuts at the Mozilla Foundation – the non-profit that oversees the Mozilla Corporation that develops Firefox and other things.

Mozilla has responded to user backlash over the Firefox web browser's new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for using overly broad language that

Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, was intensely criticized by some users after amending its communications about how it handles users' data.

The company behind Firefox, Mozilla, has this week made changes to its data sharing policy and, in turn, infuriated its users.

“Royalty-free” was used because Firefox is free and neither Mozilla nor the user should owe each other money in exchange for handling the data in order to provide the browser. And “worldwide” was used because Firefox is available worldwide and provides access to the global internet.