Facebook’s Ad Archive API Is Inadequate

Facebook’s tool meets only two of experts’ five minimum standards. That’s a failing grade.   Facebook pledged in February to release an ad archive API, in order to make political ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Mozilla’s 2019 Internet Health Report

Our annual open-source report examines how humanity and the internet intersect. Here’s what we found   Today, Mozilla is publishing the 2019 Internet Health Report -- our third annual examination ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

The Bug in Apple’s Latest Marketing Campaign

Apple’s latest marketing campaign — “Privacy. That’s iPhone” — made us raise our eyebrows. It’s true that Apple has an impressive track record of protecting users’ privacy, from end-to-end encryption ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Firefox Beta for Windows 10 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Now Available

Today, we’re excited to report the availability of our ARM64-native build of Firefox for Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 Always Connected PCs in our beta release channel, a channel aimed at developers or early tech adopters to test upcoming features before they’re released to consu … | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

DNS-over-HTTPS Policy Requirements for Resolvers

Over the past few months, we’ve been experimenting with DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), a protocol which uses encryption to protect DNS requests and responses, with the goal ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Protections Against Fingerprinting and Crypto Mining in Firefox Nightly and Beta

We have added a feature to block fingerprinting and cryptomining in Firefox Nightly as an option for users to turn on. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Backward-Compatibility Fido U2F Support Shipping Soon in Firefox

Web Authentication (WebAuthn), a recent web standard blending public-key cryptography into website logins, is our best technical response to credential phishing. That’s why we’ve championed ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Firefox Lockbox Now on Android

Today, we are excited to bring Firefox Lockbox to Android users, a secure app that keeps people’s passwords with them wherever they go. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Firefox's First Mobile Test Pilot Experiments: Lockbox and Notes

Today, we’re excited to announce the first Test Pilot experiments for your mobile devices. With these two experiences, we are pushing beyond the boundaries of the desktop browser and into mobile apps. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

EU copyright reform: a missed opportunity

The EU is set to adopt new copyright rules this week. Ahead of the vote, we take a step back to reflect on how we got here and why this law isn't the answer | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Look over here Results from a Firefox user research study about interruptions

The Attention War. There have been many headlines related to it in the past decade. This is the idea that apps and companies are stealing attention. It’s the idea that ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 5 years ago

Putting Users and Publishers at the Center of the Online Value Exchange

Publishers are getting a raw deal in the current online advertising ecosystem. The technology they depend on to display advertisements also ensures they lose the ability to control who gets ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

For Valentine's Day, Mozilla pen tested smart vibrators and smart beds

This Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day supplement to *Privacy Not Included, our annual holiday shopping guide. Last November, we assessed the privacy and security features of 70 popular products, ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Stop texting yourself links. With Send Tabs there’s a better way

Stop email and texting yourself links. Send Tabs which lets you instantly send tabs between devices without having to leave your Firefox browser. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Mozilla Raises Concerns Over Facebook’s Lack of Transparency

Today Denelle Dixon, Mozilla’s Chief Operating Officer, sent a letter to the European Commission surfacing concerns about the lack of publicly available data for political advertising on the Facebook platform. ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Firefox 65 Released with More Control Over Privacy, AV1 and WebP Support

We’re happy to announce a new set of redesigned controls for the Content Blocking section in today’s Firefox release where users can choose their desired level of privacy protection. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Defining the tracking practices that will be blocked in Firefox

For years, web users have endured major privacy violations. Their browsing continues to be routinely and silently tracked across the web. Tracking techniques have advanced ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Clarifying the Future of Firefox Screenshots

Screenshots has been a popular part of Firefox since its launch in Firefox 56 in September 2017. Last year alone it was used by more than 20 million people to ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Welcome Roxi Wen, Our Incoming Chief Financial Officer

I am excited to announce that Roxi Wen is joining Mozilla Corporation as our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) next month. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, the ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Coral Project Is Moving to Vox Media

Since 2015, the Mozilla Foundation has incubated The Coral Project to support journalism and improve online dialog around the world through privacy-centered, open source software. Originally founded as a two-year ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Mozilla to close Firefox Test Pilot program on January 22nd, 2019

For the last three years Firefox has invested heavily in innovation, and our users have been an essential part of this journey. Through the Test Pilot Program, Firefox users have ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Mozilla Announces Deal to Bring Firefox Reality to HTC VIVE Devices

Last year, Mozilla set out to build a best-in-class browser that was made specifically for immersive browsing. The result was Firefox Reality, a browser designed from the ground up to ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Kenya Considers Protection of Privacy and Personal Data

Mozilla applauds the government of Kenya for publishing the Data Protection Bill, 2018. This highly anticipated bill gives effect to Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya, which protects the ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Thunderbird in 2019

From the Thunderbird team we wish you a Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019, and in this blog post we'll look at what we got ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Holiday tech support, the gift that keeps giving

Do a good deed this season and earn some tech savvy points by working through this holiday tech support list with your family. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Goodbye, EdgeHTML

Microsoft is officially giving up on an independent shared platform for the internet. By adopting Chromium, Microsoft hands over control of even more of online life to Google. This may ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Firefox Coming to the Windows 10 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Devices Ecosystem

At Mozilla, we've been building browsers for 20 years and we've learned a thing or two over those decades. One of the most important lessons is putting people at the ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

You’re Invited to the Firefox Concert Series

We’re hosting the Firefox Concert Series to stream live shows from some of our favorite artists, kicking off with Phosphorescent on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Next Steps in DNS-Over-HTTPS Testing

Over the past few months, Mozilla has experimented with DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). The intention is to fix a part of a DNS ecosystem that simply isn’t up to the modern, secure ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

State of Mozilla 2017: Annual Report

The State of Mozilla annual report for 2017 is now available here. The new report outlines how Mozilla operates, provides key information on the ways in which we’ve made an ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

What does the OS X Activity Monitor’s “Energy Impact” actually measure? (2015)

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@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

The Bare Minimum You Should Do to Protect Your Family's Data

For a lot of families, technology is the glue that holds everything together. Learn tips to keep your family data private and safe. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

The EU Terrorist Content Regulation – a threat to the ecosystem and user rights

The EU has proposed a new law aimed at terrorist content online. Here we outline how the proposal poses a risk for rights and the internet ecosystem. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Mozilla Fights on for Net Neutrality

Mozilla took the next step today in the fight to defend the web and consumers from the FCC’s attack on an open internet. Together with other petitioners, Mozilla filed our ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Firefox Monitor Launches in 26 Languages and Adds New Desktop Browser Feature

In response to the excitement from our global audience, Firefox Monitor is now being made available in more than 26 languages. We’re excited to bring Firefox Monitor to users in their native languages and make it easier for people to learn about data breaches and take action to p … | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

When Does Firefox Alert for Breached Sites

Mozilla's Position on Data Breaches Data breaches are common for online services. Humans make mistakes, and humans make the Internet. Some online services discover, mitigate, ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Price Wise, a price tracker extension from Mozilla

Price Wise makes Firefox track prices for you across five top US retailers: Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Home Depot and Best Buy. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2018: NLL edition

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@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Firefox, Chrome and the Future of Trustworthy Extensions

Browser extensions are wonderful. Nearly every day I come across a new Firefox extension that customizes my browser in some creative way I’d never even ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Mozilla Presents “Keeping AI Accountable”

Mozilla is announcing the seven recipients of its Creative Media Awards — projects that use art and advocacy to highlight the unintended consequences of artificial intelligence   The artificial intelligence ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Latest Firefox Rolls Out Enhanced Tracking Protection

With today's release, we're making progress against | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

This european PhD program aims to secure the IoT

With €1.5m in EU funding, this paid PhD program will explore how to build a more open, secure, and trustworthy Internet of Things   This week, the University of Dundee and ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

The Path to Enhanced Tracking Protection

As a leader of Firefox’s product management team, I am often asked how Mozilla decides on which privacy features we will build and launch in Firefox. In this post I’d ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Mozilla Announces Experimental Partnership with ProtonVPN

Mozilla has long played an important role in the online world, and we’re proud of the impact we’ve had. But we want to do even more, and that means exploring ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Scanning for breached accounts with k-Anonymity

The new Firefox Monitor service will use anonymized range query API endpoints from Have I Been Pwned (HIBP). This new Firefox feature allows users to ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Getting serious about political ad transparency with Ad Analysis for Facebook

Do you know who is trying to influence your vote online? The votes of your friends and neighbors? Would you even know how to find out? Despite all the talk ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Encrypted SNI Comes to Firefox Nightly

TL;DR: Firefox Nightly now supports encrypting the TLS Server Name Indication (SNI) extension, which helps prevent attackers on your network from learning your browsing history. ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago

Removing Old Versions of TLS

In March of 2020, Firefox will disable support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1. On the Internet, 20 years is an eternity.  TLS 1.0 will ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 6 years ago