Trafotin on Nostr: Mozilla seems to be in hot water and I don't think everybody knows the full extent of ...
Mozilla seems to be in hot water and I don't think everybody knows the full extent of it:
1. They discontinued the Mozilla Location Services. First, given how inaccurate this thing was I was shocked it lasted this long. Even more surprising, the GitHub reveals a patent troll likely bullied them out of using it. I would be more concerned that they continued to run this thing for this long.
- https://github.com/mozilla/ichnaea/issues/2065
2. Mozilla Monitor uses Onerep, a data monitoring firm that was recently unmasked by npub1wf44gvmu4g6x0gwwjgrnlw0f8dxmvx7h929k057wwv8hwa8clq6snr94wn (npub1wf4…94wn) as another sleazy data mining company. Forget the high subscription fee!
- https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062765/mozilla-monitor-plus-firefox-paid-subscription-privacy-data-broker-removal-requests
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/ceo-of-data-privacy-company-onerep-com-founded-dozens-of-people-search-firms/
Yes, I am a mega Firefox shill, but sometimes, we are left with more tough questions without clean answers.
1. They discontinued the Mozilla Location Services. First, given how inaccurate this thing was I was shocked it lasted this long. Even more surprising, the GitHub reveals a patent troll likely bullied them out of using it. I would be more concerned that they continued to run this thing for this long.
- https://github.com/mozilla/ichnaea/issues/2065
2. Mozilla Monitor uses Onerep, a data monitoring firm that was recently unmasked by npub1wf44gvmu4g6x0gwwjgrnlw0f8dxmvx7h929k057wwv8hwa8clq6snr94wn (npub1wf4…94wn) as another sleazy data mining company. Forget the high subscription fee!
- https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062765/mozilla-monitor-plus-firefox-paid-subscription-privacy-data-broker-removal-requests
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/ceo-of-data-privacy-company-onerep-com-founded-dozens-of-people-search-firms/
Yes, I am a mega Firefox shill, but sometimes, we are left with more tough questions without clean answers.