Mozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers

This is what companies that actually care about privacy do. People over profits

Edit: actually, I’m not quite that naive, there’s certainly a business motive here. Cut the dead weight before it drags you down. Still, a good move nonetheless

This is fantastic. That said, Mozilla should really reconsider their own CEO too.

People. This is talking about the CEO for Onerep, not the CEO for Mozilla.

If only politicians were held up to the same standards when it came to being in positions of conflict of interest.

I’ve always been doubtful about these privacy “protection” services. Giving a bunch of personal data and money to a commercial entity making seemingly dubious claims it can compel other services to remove your data has never seemed like a great idea. Data is the new oil, it’s incredibly valuable, and there is too much incentive for companies like that to become just another data collector.

very deceptive title from the source author. OP please insert [, the privacy partner, Onerep's ] in place of "its" to make it clear Mozilla didn't do anything wrong here.

Mozilla could do something wrong, but I entirely read this as Mozilla's CEO had ties to data brokers and ditched Mozilla's privacy partner because of that.

Good. Just another reason to keep Firefox.

Mozilla is one the most important tech entities in the world at the moment. Web browsers and email are currently people's bedrock interface with the internet and Firefox (and to a lesser extent Thunderbird) are the only such mainstream applications which remain outside the complete dominance of commodification.

We might disagree with some things that Mozilla have done but they are in the increasingly unique position of having to maintain integrity and accessibility in a constantly narrowing space. That's because we, as users, keep using them, keep supporting them and keep demanding the best of them.

Big up Mozilla!

common Firefox W

I kind of feel like the only job of CEOs is to not intentionally fuck shits up. But they often seems to fail at that somehow.

Looks like Mozilla will always depend on that google check lol.

I'm not entirely sure I get this, so a company that will and does force other company's to remove personal data has ties to a broker and Mozilla dropped them for those ties, I mean its not bad but its definitely harsh and removes a useful service from a subscription they offered, hopefully Mozilla can at least find a new implementation or change the pricing to shadow the lack of this feature.

Edit: different article Mozilla did the right thing. I still think Mozilla should adjust pricing or implement a similar service.

Is there any service like onerep that is reputable and folks could recommend? Luckily I didn’t use onerep, but would like a similar service to explore.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

“Though customer data was never at risk, the outside financial interests and activities of Onerep’s CEO do not align with our values,” writes Mozilla’s vice president of communications Brandon Borrman, in a statement provided to The Verge.

The service let users hunt down their personal information on the web and submit takedown requests across dozens of websites — all through Mozilla’s partnership with Onerep.

However, an in-depth report from Krebs on Security found that Onerep’s CEO Dimitri Shelest started “dozens” of people-search websites over the course of several years.

Shelest later published a statement admitting that he still holds an ownership stake in Nuwber, which lets visitors search for people based on their name, phone number, address, or email.

“In truth, if I hadn’t taken that initial path with a deep dive into how people search sites work, Onerep wouldn’t have the best tech and team in the space.

“We’re working now to solidify a transition plan that will provide customers with a seamless experience and will continue to put their interests first,” Borrman tells The Verge.

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I wouldn't say Mozilla is bad when it comes to privacy. All these companies will say things make you think your privacy comes first. Mozilla might advertise that and work towards that.

But they're also gonna do what's best for their wallets first. Just like politicians, they're gonna say what you wanna hear in hopes to get your vote. But they'll always do what's best for the wallet first before helping you.

I trust Firefox way more than Chrome or other browsers. But I'll always use 2FA burner cards and sd blockers to try block bullshit.

LibreWolf. Firefox with lots of extra privacy

Hmm... I started trying out Brave last week. I was a little annoyed how Brave found and blocked a couple of google trackers on some of my old sites. What draw backs does Brave have compared to Firefox going forwards after Onerep?