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Removing old data collection conditions and updating with new data collection categories
Group email: [mailto:fx-datastewards@mozilla.com fx-datastewards@mozilla.com]
== Data Collection Levels Categories ==
There are two four "levelscategories" of data collection in that apply to Firefox:
# '''Category 1 “Technical data”''' means information about the machine or Firefox itself.#* optExamples include OS, available memory, crashes and errors, outcome of automated processes like updates, safebrowsing, activation, version #s, and buildid. This also includes compatibility information about features and APIs used by websites, addons, and other 3rd-in data (Telemetry) is collected from users who express a choice to help party software that interact with Firefox during usage. # '''Category 2 “Interaction data”''' means information about the user’s direct engagement with Firefox development. This includes all users who install prerelease/testing builds#* Examples include how many tabs, addons, or windows a user has open; uses of specific Firefox features; session length, plus release users who have explicitly checked scrolls and clicks; and the box in status of discrete user preferences. # '''Category 3 “Web activity data”''' means information about user web browsing that could be considered sensitive.#* opt-out data Examples include users’ specific web browsing history; general information about their web browsing history (Firefox Health Reportsuch as TLDs or categories of webpages visited over time) is collected by default from all Firefox users; and potentially certain types of interaction data about specific webpages visited. # '''Category 4 “Highly sensitive data”''' means information that directly identifies a person, or if combined with other data could identify a person.#* Examples include e-mail, usernames, identifiers such as google ad id, apple id, fxaccount, or certain cookies. Users It may choose to turn this be embedded within specific website content, such as memory contents, dumps, captures of screen data, or DOM data collection off in preferences.
== Requirements ==
