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pedestrian cyclistIf I were Mozilla I'd just put a blockchain into Firefox. And then use smart contracts for showing ads to people. Also they should just replace the address bar with a chatbot. What are URLs anyway?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a>

benzogaga33 :verified:Revue de presse de l’April pour la semaine 14 de l’année 2025 <a href="https://linuxfr.org/news/revue-de-presse-de-l-april-pour-la-semaine-14-de-l-annee-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linuxfr.org/news/revue-de-presse-de-l-april-pour-la-semaine-14-de-l-annee-2025</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ecole_polytechnique_fr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecole_polytechnique_fr</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/%C3%A9ducation_nationale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#éducation_nationale</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/revue_de_presse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revue_de_presse</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microsoft</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/gafam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gafam</a>

Aral BalkanI’m gonna say it louder for the folks in the back: Mozilla is not what you think it is. Mozilla is not what they say they are. Mozilla is just another for-profit Silicon Valley tech company that has a not-for-profit doing its PR.<a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconValley</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bullshit</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/@ilumium/114306918813909843" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eupolicy.social/@ilumium/114306918813909843</a>

Jan PenfratStrong point by <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Schibsted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schibsted</a>: we tried to move away from <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ads</a> when <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> came into force but lost so much money we had to go back. 🫣And that's where the event ends. Lots to think about, not very convinced about what <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> is doing.

Jan PenfratGlad to see <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Rob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rob</a> from <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FPF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FPF</a> brings up <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Kobler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kobler</a>'s <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/contextualads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contextualads</a> solution as a viable alternative to <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/RTB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RTB</a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SurveillanceAdvertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SurveillanceAdvertising</a>.Also makes a super important point about mandatory <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DoNotTrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoNotTrack</a> signals in browsers. IMO this is what <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> should be working towards, not making <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> as a data collection platform.

Jan PenfratWhat a weird world in which the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/publisher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#publisher</a> champions <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> because <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> says it's harmful 🤯<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Schibsted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schibsted</a> also celebrates the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalMarketsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalMarketsAct</a> for reining in <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a>'s <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gatekeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gatekeeper</a> power.Other interesting point: they'd like <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cookies</a> under the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> instead of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ePrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ePrivacy</a> combined with a timid acknowledgement that publishers are forced to participate in a system (of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/programmatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programmatic</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advertising</a>) they cannot control.

Jan PenfratWow so the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> engineer disagrees and claims "<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> has done a great deal of harm" (I didn't understand his argument why) but now diverted to saying the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#browser</a> should be the platform collect all the personal data and then provide it in aggregated form to advertisers.This would "give control to people while also unlocking the data". 🥱And all in a sudden, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SurveillanceAdvertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SurveillanceAdvertising</a> is not a <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> issue any more but merely a question of "governance".

Aral BalkanStop legitimising Mozilla.They’re sucking all the oxygen out of the room.“We’re just another Silicon Valley tech company.” – their then head of public policy to me“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” – Maya Angelou(Or in this case the second, third, fourth… what are we on? I’ve lost count.)<a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconValley</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bullshit</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/@ilumium/114306753465182268" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eupolicy.social/@ilumium/114306753465182268</a>

Jan PenfratAt a <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> event in <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Brussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brussels</a> this morning about "<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>-first online <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advertising</a>". I am _very_ curious where this weirdest of things Mozilla does is going. 🤔Speakers: Petra Wikström, policy person at <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Schibsted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schibsted</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nl/@rvaneijk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rvaneijk</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a>'s Svea Windwehr and Mozilla's own Martin Thompson.<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/onlineads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onlineads</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SurveillanceAdvertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SurveillanceAdvertising</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TrackingFreeAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrackingFreeAds</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gdpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gdpr</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@ryanleesipes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ryanleesipes</a> and AFAIK <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> only has the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trademark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trademark</a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thunderbird</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thunderbird</a> is being granted useage for no fee...<ul><li>Personally I wish Mozilla would also release <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> if not come to an arrangement where <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TorBrowser</a> becomes the new <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Upstream</a> instead.</li></ul>After all, that"s certainly better re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> and way better than "yet another <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Chromium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chromium</a> fork" like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BraveBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BraveBrowser</a> ...

omg! ubuntuFirefox nightly introduces an experimental feature that shows an AI summary for web link previews <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/firefox-nightly-introduces-experimental-link-previews-with-ai-summary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/firefox-nightly-introduces-experimental-link-previews-with-ai-summary</a><a href="https://floss.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foss</a>

Martin Be<a href="https://mastodon.social/@linuxiac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@linuxiac</a> Sadly they also completely broke video and gif playback on plenty of websites with this update. If you do not must have the newest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> version, do not update it till the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> fix this issue.

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Thundermail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thundermail</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thunderbird</a> Pro Services<a href="https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thundermail-and-thunderbird-pro-services/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#email</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mamot.fr/@bohwaz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bohwaz</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/@punkfairie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@punkfairie</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajsadauskas</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JessTheUnstill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tomiahonen</a> That's exactly the problem, cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KaiOS</a> nee <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> was a good and solid basis not just for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowEnd</a>-Devices but could've been excellent for a more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#secure</a> mobile OS, as it has good potential for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sandboxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sandboxing</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KISS</a>-principle'd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apps</a> that are lean and efficient.But then again when enthusiasts like <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> and I were shouting "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney</a>!" to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a>, they basically refused to sell any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/device" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#device</a>, and then we get the "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSvita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PSvita</a>-Effect":<ul><li>Noone's gonna build an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#App</a> for a platform that is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REaUzHef9h4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">essentially a rounding error from the start!</a>…</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://indieweb.social/@punkfairie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@punkfairie</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajsadauskas</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JessTheUnstill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tomiahonen</a> <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> Yeah and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Symbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Symbian</a> is used with cheap phones of a brand named <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Swisstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Swisstone</a>.Case in point: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KaiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KaiOS</a> nee <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> is now drowned in obscurity because of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> mismanagment and hamfisted approach compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a>.

Boiling SteamMozilla launching “Thundermail” email service to take on Gmail, Microsoft 365: <a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/mozilla-launching-thundermail-email-service-to-take-on-gmail-microsoft-365" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.techradar.com/pro/mozilla-launching-thundermail-email-service-to-take-on-gmail-microsoft-365</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/thundermail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thundermail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#service</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/despair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#despair</a>

benzogaga33 :verified:Thundermail : une alternative open source à Gmail axée sur la protection des données ! <a href="https://www.it-connect.fr/thundermail-une-alternative-open-source-a-gmail-axee-sur-la-protection-des-donnees/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.it-connect.fr/thundermail-une-alternative-open-source-a-gmail-axee-sur-la-protection-des-donnees/</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/E" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#E</a>-mail <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Web</a>

Nizar Kerkeni 🇹🇳 نزار القرقنيThundermail, la nouvelle alternative open source à Gmail de Mozilla<a href="https://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/thundermail-la-nouvelle-alternative-open-source-a-gmail-de-mozilla-qui-privilegie-la-confidentialite-411228.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/thundermail-la-nouvelle-alternative-open-source-a-gmail-de-mozilla-qui-privilegie-la-confidentialite-411228.htm</a><a href="https://mastodon.tn/tags/ThunderMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThunderMail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.tn/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a>

Amy Dentatabrowser.ml.chat.enabled = falsewhat a wonderful phrasebrowser.ml.chat.enabled = falseain't no passing craaaaaaaaze<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#firefox</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a>

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