Yesterday Twitter announced that for Firefox users data such as direct messages (DMs) might be left sitting on their computers even if they logged out. In this post I’ll try ... | Continue reading
Mozilla is announcing today the creation of a COVID-19 Solutions Fund as part of the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS). Through this fund, we will provide awards of up ... | Continue reading
As researchers work to understand and hopefully control the covid-19 pandemic, collaboration and sharing of data is essential. Organizations like Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering and ... | Continue reading
Today marks the release of Firefox 74 and as we announced last fall, developers will no longer be able to install extensions without the user ... | Continue reading
Today, Firefox began the rollout of encrypted DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default for US-based users. The rollout will continue over the next few weeks to confirm no major issues are discovered as this new protocol is enabled for Firefox’s US-based users. | Continue reading
The current insecure DNS system leaves billions of people around the world vulnerable because the data about where they go on the internet is unencrypted. We’ve set out to change ... | Continue reading
There are a lot of Firefox applications on the Google Play store. Which one is the new Firefox for Android? The new Firefox for Android ... | Continue reading
The biggest ever update to Firefox for Android is on its way later this spring with faster speeds and more privacy protections. Here's what else you can look forward to. | Continue reading
Last fall, we announced our intention to support add-ons in Mozilla’s reinvented Firefox for Android browser. This new, high-performance browser for Android has been rebuilt ... | Continue reading
If you’re waiting to switch to Firefox because you think that Google Docs or Hangouts won’t work as well, we’re happy to debunk this myth. | Continue reading
At Mozilla, we often speak of our contributor communities with gratitude, pride and even awe. Our mission and products have been supported by a broad, ever-changing rebel alliance -- full ... | Continue reading
For Firefox products and services to meet the needs of people’s increasingly complex online lives, we need the right organizational structure. One that allows us to respond quickly as we ... | Continue reading
As outlined in two previous posts, we believe that the sale of the nonprofit Public Interest Registry (PIR) to Ethos Capital demands close and careful scrutiny. ICANN -- the body ... | Continue reading
We tested Firefox Preview, the new Firefox experience for Android, together with our users for 6 months. Now it's coming to Firefox for Android Nightly. | Continue reading
Today, Mozilla filed a friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court in Google v. Oracle, the decade-long case involving questions of copyright for functional elements of Oracle’s Java ... | Continue reading
CRLite is a technology to efficiently compress revocation information for the whole Web PKI into a format easily delivered to Web users. It addresses the ... | Continue reading
CRLite is a technology proposed by a group of researchers at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2017 that compresses revocation information so effectively ... | Continue reading
Our research shows that most people don't want website notifications. Block notification requests automatically in Firefox, so you can keep going without interruptions. | Continue reading
2019 saw a spike of activity to protect online privacy as governments around the globe grappled with new revelations of data breaches and privacy violations. While much of the privacy ... | Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a set of questions about the Internet Society’s plan to sell the non-profit Public Interest Registry (PIR) to Ethos capital here on the ... | Continue reading
Remembering unique, strong passwords for all your accounts and apps is a challenge, but it’s also essential for good digital security. We’re making that easier by helping you generate and ... | Continue reading
NextDNS Joins Firefox’s Trusted Recursive Resolver Program Committing to Data Retention and Transparency Requirements that Respect User Privacy Firefox announced a new partnership with NextDNS to provide Firefox users with ... | Continue reading
New Indian data protection bill delivers real privacy in regards to processing by companies and is a dramatic step backwards in terms of processing and surveillance by the government. If Indians are to be truly protected, it is urgent that Parliament review and address these dang … | Continue reading
Your favorite free social media sites aren’t really free. You’re paying with your data and your privacy. Learn how to stop social media trackers. | Continue reading
Last month, the Internet Society (ISOC) announced plans to sell the Public Interest Registry (PIR) -- the organization that manages all the dot org domain names in the world -- ... | Continue reading
Firefox Preview Beta now comes with Enhanced Tracking Protection and several intuitive features for ease and convenience. | Continue reading
Mozilla supports the Contract for the Web and the vision of the world it seeks to create. We participated in helping develop the content of the principles in the Contract. ... | Continue reading
Mozilla and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to jointly build new alliance to foster open voice data and technology in Africa and beyond Berlin - 25 ... | Continue reading
Were Disney+ accounts breached or was it a case of password reuse? One thing is clear, princess, these passwords are a royal mess. | Continue reading
The Kenyan Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019, was signed into law last week. This GDPR-like law is the first data protection law in Kenyan history, and marks a major ... | Continue reading
New community effort will create a new cross-platform, cross-device computing runtime based on the unique advantages of WebAssembly MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, November 12, 2019 — The Bytecode Alliance is a ... | Continue reading
In April we announced our intent to reduce the amount of annoying permission prompts for receiving desktop notifications that our users are seeing on a daily basis. To that effect, ... | Continue reading
Sideloading is a method of installing an extension in Firefox by adding an extension file to a special location using an executable application installer. This ... | Continue reading
Back in June, Mozilla announced Firefox Preview, an early version of the new browser for Android that is built on top of Firefox's own mobile ... | Continue reading
After welcoming more than 30,000 visitors in Berlin, New York, and London, The Glass Room is coming to San Francisco on October 16, 2019. From the tech boom to techlash, ... | Continue reading
Since July 2019, Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection has blocked over 450 Billion third-party tracking requests from exploiting user data for profit. Let’s step through the reasons why that is and why we ultimately felt it necessary to enable Enhanced Tracking Protection by de … | Continue reading
Today we’re introducing a new feature that offers you a free report outlining the number of third-party and social media trackers blocked automatically by the Firefox browser with Enhanced Tracking Protection. | Continue reading
For the last eleven years, Firefox Search Engine add-ons have been powered by OpenSearch. With the recent implementation of the search overrides API, a WebExtensions ... | Continue reading
A proven effective way to counter code injection attacks is to reduce the attack surface by removing potentially dangerous artifacts in the codebase and hence ... | Continue reading
A security audit funded by the Mozilla Open Source Support Program (MOSS) has discovered a critical security vulnerability in the widely used macOS terminal emulator ... | Continue reading