Tag: Mozilla

Great Internet Cookie Crumble Will Leave Risky Morsels
8Feb By adminNo Comments
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Great Internet Cookie Crumble Will Leave Risky Morsels

[ad_1] Thanks to the humble cookie, our favorite websites can remember us, greeting our return visits like a conscientious barista. But also thanks to these small files, some egregious privacy abuses have occurred. Cookies will disappear this year, though a problem solved may be a problem caused.The cookie, invented by a 23-year-old Netscape engineer 30 years ago, was initially intended to act as an identifier so users didn't have to keep logging in. It has long been co-opted, however, by the advertising industry as a way to snoop on what users are up to. Loading even the most basic web page these days means that dozens of tracking cookies are quietly placed on your computer. Suddenly, what had been a quick search for a one-off purchase ignites a frenzy, with every website coordinated i...
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Protect your data! Mozilla launches subscription for privacy monitoring service dubbed Mozilla Monitor Plus
7Feb By adminNo Comments
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Protect your data! Mozilla launches subscription for privacy monitoring service dubbed Mozilla Monitor Plus

[ad_1] Since its launch in 2002, Mozilla Firefox, simply known as Firefox, has been one of the most popular web browsers in the world. It is also considered one of the best in terms of privacy, offering features such as ad blocker extensions, Facebook containers, tracking protection, and more. Now, Mozilla has beefed up its privacy measures with yet another feature. Its free privacy monitoring service, known as Firefox Monitor, has received a revamp and Mozilla has launched a subscription model for it, offering more security features. Know all about it.Mozilla Monitor PlusIn a blog post, Mozilla announced that its free service Mozilla Monitor, which was previously known as Firefox Monitor, is getting a paid subscription. It will automatically remove your data found on data broker websit...
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Complaint Filed Against Mozilla for Refusing to Hire Apple Activist
24Nov By adminNo Comments
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Complaint Filed Against Mozilla for Refusing to Hire Apple Activist

[ad_1] The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint alleging Mozilla Corp. refused to hire a former Apple Inc. employee worker because of her past labor activism. The agency's prosecutors called on Mozilla to offer Cher Scarlett the position she applied for in 2021 or a similar role, and to otherwise make her whole for damages as a result of not being hired. Scarlett and her lawyer, Laurie Burgess, believe the case has the potential to defuse one of the most powerful factors chilling workplace activism in Silicon Valley: the fear of being blacklisted. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join When Scarlett began speaking up about labor issues at Apple, she knew she was at risk of losing her software engineering job, but was confident she could find another.Yet two years after her d...
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Mozilla’s ‘Failed’ Bet on Yahoo Takes Spotlight in Google Trial
2Nov By adminNo Comments
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Mozilla’s ‘Failed’ Bet on Yahoo Takes Spotlight in Google Trial

[ad_1] Mozilla Foundation's decision to switch the search engine built into its Firefox browser to Yahoo from Google was a “failed” bet that degraded the user experience, the company's chief executive said. Chief Executive Officer Mitchell Baker said Mozilla decided to switch to Yahoo's technology in 2014 after CEO Marissa Mayer took over and promised “to make a big bet on us.”  “That bet failed,” Baker said in a videotaped interview from 2022 played Wednesday in Google's defense during the Justice Department's antitrust trial. “The search experience that Yahoo was providing to Firefox users deteriorated.” The Mozilla example — the only situation in which a browser has switched the default search engine provider — has been cited by both Google and the Justice Department to support the...
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