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by randomtyler 5253 days ago
A more honest headline would have been:

Firefox 3rd Party Plugin TOS: "If we can use your details to legally make a profit, we probably will."

The current headline, even if not deliberately misleading, is poor because it lacks proper context and isn't descriptive. Instead, it lets the user make assumptions about who said it and click the link to validate their assumption. It is most definitely misleading because the headline + domain is a half-truth.

It is /most likely/ link-bait, or at best an inexperienced user who should be taught that these sorts of headlines are not constructive to the community.