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Mozilla reverses course, re-lists extensions it removed in Russia ( www.osnews.com )

In alignment with our commitment to an open and accessible internet, Mozilla will reinstate previously restricted listings in Russia. Our initial decision to temporarily restrict these listings was made while we considered the regulatory environment in Russia and the potential risk to our community and staff.

From Mozilla: Help us uncover Firefox 3rd party installer ( discourse.mozilla.org )

In 2023, a significant portion of Firefox downloads came from unknown sources. We believe many of them came from 3rd party websites that let you download Firefox. While some websites are okay, others can put you at risk of downloading an old version or a build with the wrong locale, leading to security risks, a bad user...

Mozilla Welcomes Anonym: Privacy Preserving Digital Advertising | The Mozilla Blog ( blog.mozilla.org )

Mozilla has acquired Anonym, a trailblazer in privacy-preserving digital advertising. This strategic acquisition enables Mozilla to help raise the bar for the advertising industry by ensuring user privacy while delivering effective advertising solutions....

Firefox 127's private window handling angers users ( www.theregister.com )

There used to be an option called browser.privateWindowSeparation.enabled, which ever since Firefox 106 back in October 2022 resulted in separate taskbar icons for normal and private Firefox windows. In version 127, this option has gone away, removed in this code change. Users complained on Mozilla's forums and on Reddit at the...

CEO of data privacy company Onerep.com [Mozilla's partner for Mozilla Monitor] founded dozens of people-search firms ( krebsonsecurity.com )

The data privacy company Onerep.com bills itself as a Virginia-based service for helping people remove their personal information from almost 200 people-search websites. However, an investigation into the history of onerep.com finds this company is operating out of Belarus and Cyprus, and that its founder has launched dozens of...

Mozilla drops Onerep after CEO admits to running people-search networks ( krebsonsecurity.com )

The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. The move comes just days after a report by KrebsOnSecurity forced...

Mozilla Corporation Org Changes to Accelerate our Path to the Future ( blog.mozilla.org )

Over the past few months, we’ve been accelerating our ability to execute outstandingly, make faster decisions, and realize our multi-product ambitions. To help facilitate this, I’m excited to announce an organizational change within the product team. This change will enable us to better develop and scale products at...

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