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Re: Clarification
Hi Tom,
Actually, that's not how it works now, though it's possible that may be how we'll work it some time in the future as we add more data partners. Right now, Firefox gets its list directly from Google - Mozilla doesn't get any website data from us. We get our list directly from Google, too. We're not the data broker between the two companies. Our role in Google's and Mozilla's warnings is in providing information and education to internet users & webmasters who see the warnings, and in providing one of the options for requesting a review (the other being directly with Google).
I agree our role isn't a focus of the article, which is why this is just a small note of clarification. We just try to keep it clear as much as possible who provides what data where, since it can be confusing, and we've found that the more average users understand about what actually happens, the better they feel about the process as a whole and the more they are likely to understand that, while encountering a warning in Firefox may be inconvenient, it's actually helpful.
Erica
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