New phone? Give yourself the gift of privacy with these 5 tips

Credit: Nick Velazquez So you’ve unboxed a shiny new phone, peeled the sticker off the screen and transferred your data. If you’re reading this, you’ve made the smart decision to take another important step: Setting up your device for privacy and security.  Here are five steps you can take to help keep your data safe. Your future self thanks you. 1. Set up privacy controls on your new devices Do you know which apps know your location, track your online activity and have access to your contacts? Check your privacy settings to ...[More]

New phone? Give yourself the gift of privacy with these 5 tips

Credit: Nick Velazquez So you’ve unboxed a shiny new phone, peeled the sticker off the screen and transferred your data. If you’re reading this, you’ve made the smart decision to take another important step: Setting up your device for privacy and security.  Here are five steps you can take to help keep your data safe. Your future self thanks you. 1. Set up privacy controls on your new devices Do you know which apps know your location, track your online activity and have access to your contacts? Check your privacy settings to ...[More]

The best gift for anyone who wants to feel safer when they go online: Mozilla privacy products 

The holidays are a wonderful time of the year where we are happily shopping for unique gifts for loved ones online. It also means we’re sharing our personal information online like giving out email addresses or phone numbers to sign up for discount programs or creating new accounts. Whenever we go online, we are asked to give our personal information, which can end up in the wrong hands. Once our information is out there and publicly available it’s even tougher to get it back.  Here at Mozilla, a mission-driven company with a 20-year tr...[More]

The best gift for anyone who wants to feel safer when they go online: Mozilla privacy products 

The holidays are a wonderful time of the year where we are happily shopping for unique gifts for loved ones online. It also means we’re sharing our personal information online like giving out email addresses or phone numbers to sign up for discount programs or creating new accounts. Whenever we go online, we are asked to give our personal information, which can end up in the wrong hands. Once our information is out there and publicly available it’s even tougher to get it back.  Here at Mozilla, a mission-driven company with a 20-year tr...[More]

4 ways a Firefox account comes in handy

Credit: Nick Velazquez / Mozilla Even people who are very online can use some help navigating the internet � from keeping credit card details safe when online shopping to generating a password when one simply doesn’t have any more passwords in them. Using Firefox as your main browser helps take care of that. Want to level up? With a Firefox account, you can take advantage of the following features whether you’re using your desktop device, tablet or your phone. 1. See your bookmarks across devices To easily find your go-to plac...[More]

4 ways a Firefox account comes in handy

Credit: Nick Velazquez / Mozilla Even people who are very online can use some help navigating the internet � from keeping credit card details safe when online shopping to generating a password when one simply doesn’t have any more passwords in them. Using Firefox as your main browser helps take care of that. Want to level up? With a Firefox account, you can take advantage of the following features whether you’re using your desktop device, tablet or your phone. 1. See your bookmarks across devices To easily find your go-to plac...[More]

Over a quarter of parents believe their children don’t know how to protect their information onlin

Parenting has never been easy. But with a generation growing up with groundbreaking technology, families are facing new challenges along with opportunities as children interact with screens everywhere they go — while learning at school, playing with friends and for on-the-go entertainment.  We are previewing a new Mozilla Firefox survey conducted in partnership with YouGov to better understand families’ needs in the United States, Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom that we will release fully in January 2023. We wanted to hea...[More]

Over a quarter of parents believe their children don’t know how to protect their information onlin

Parenting has never been easy. But with a generation growing up with groundbreaking technology, families are facing new challenges along with opportunities as children interact with screens everywhere they go — while learning at school, playing with friends and for on-the-go entertainment.  We are previewing a new Mozilla Firefox survey conducted in partnership with YouGov to better understand families’ needs in the United States, Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom that we will release fully in January 2023. We wanted to hea...[More]

How to talk to kids about social media

Credit: Nick Velazquez / Mozilla Joy Cho is the founder and creative director of the lifestyle brand and design company Oh Joy! For two years in a row, she was named one of Time’s 30 Most Influential People on the Internet and has the most followed account on Pinterest with over 15 million followers. You can also follow her on Instagram and learn more about her work on ohjoy.com. I’m part of the first generation of parents of children who’ve been exposed to the internet since birth. I remember the days without cellphones, e...[More]

How to talk to kids about social media

Credit: Nick Velazquez / Mozilla Joy Cho is the founder and creative director of the lifestyle brand and design company Oh Joy! For two years in a row, she was named one of Time’s 30 Most Influential People on the Internet and has the most followed account on Pinterest with over 15 million followers. You can also follow her on Instagram and learn more about her work on ohjoy.com. I’m part of the first generation of parents of children who’ve been exposed to the internet since birth. I remember the days without cellphones, e...[More]

Mozilla Launches First-of-its-Kind Venture Fund to Fuel Responsible Tech Companies, Products 

Initial $35M will foster an ecosystem of startups that push the internet — and the tech industry — in a better direction   Industry veteran Mohamed Nanabhay will head the venture  _____ November 2, 2022 (LISBON, Portugal) — Today, amid a sea of internet companies and products that routinely put profits ahead of people, Mozilla is unveiling an ambitious new venture capital fund to transform technology investment — and the internet more broadly.  Says Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla: “Many people say the tech in...[More]

Mozilla Launches First-of-its-Kind Venture Fund to Fuel Responsible Tech Companies, Products 

Initial $35M will foster an ecosystem of startups that push the internet — and the tech industry — in a better direction   Industry veteran Mohamed Nanabhay will head the venture  _____ November 2, 2022 (LISBON, Portugal) — Today, amid a sea of internet companies and products that routinely put profits ahead of people, Mozilla is unveiling an ambitious new venture capital fund to transform technology investment — and the internet more broadly.  Says Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla: “Many people say the tech in...[More]

Mozilla Ventures: Investing in responsible tech

Early next year, we will launch Mozilla Ventures, a first-of-its-kind impact venture fund to invest in startups that push the internet — and the tech industry — in a better direction  _____ Many people complain about today’s tech industry. Some say the internet has lost its soul. And some even say it’s impossible to make it better.  My response: we won’t know unless we try, together.  Personally, I think it is possible to build successful companies — and great internet products — that put people before profits. Mozi...[More]

Mozilla Ventures: Investing in responsible tech

Early next year, we will launch Mozilla Ventures, a first-of-its-kind impact venture fund to invest in startups that push the internet — and the tech industry — in a better direction  _____ Many people complain about today’s tech industry. Some say the internet has lost its soul. And some even say it’s impossible to make it better.  My response: we won’t know unless we try, together.  Personally, I think it is possible to build successful companies — and great internet products — that put people before profits. Mozi...[More]

How to talk to kids about video games

Credit: Nick Velazquez / Mozilla Dr. Naomi Fisher is a U.K.-based clinical psychologist specializing in trauma and autism. She’s the author of “Changing Our Minds: How Children Can Take Control of Their Own Learning.” Her writing has also appeared in the British Psychological Society’s The Psychologist, among other publications. You can follow her on Twitter. Photo: Justine Diamond I spend a lot of time talking to parents about screens. Most of those conversations are about fear.   “I’m so worried about my child...[More]

How to talk to kids about video games

Credit: Nick Velazquez / Mozilla Dr. Naomi Fisher is a U.K.-based clinical psychologist specializing in trauma and autism. She’s the author of “Changing Our Minds: How Children Can Take Control of Their Own Learning.” Her writing has also appeared in the British Psychological Society’s The Psychologist, among other publications. You can follow her on Twitter. Photo: Justine Diamond I spend a lot of time talking to parents about screens. Most of those conversations are about fear.   “I’m so worried about my child...[More]

Firefox Presents: Cosplayer Rachel Maksy gives main character energy

Rachel Maksy has been Wonder Woman, Princess Leia, and, for one week, multiple Jane Austen characters. She goes to conventions to meet other cosplayers wearing costumes that she created. But mostly, her handmade outfits are seen and watched by her nearly 1.5 million followers across YouTube and Instagram.  “Just like a kid dressing up on Halloween as their favorite superhero, there’s something special about making that costume and doing your makeup and hair like them. You just feel empowered,” the 30-year-old content creator said.  ...[More]

Firefox Presents: Cosplayer Rachel Maksy gives main character energy

Rachel Maksy has been Wonder Woman, Princess Leia, and, for one week, multiple Jane Austen characters. She goes to conventions to meet other cosplayers wearing costumes that she created. But mostly, her handmade outfits are seen and watched by her nearly 1.5 million followers across YouTube and Instagram.  “Just like a kid dressing up on Halloween as their favorite superhero, there’s something special about making that costume and doing your makeup and hair like them. You just feel empowered,” the 30-year-old content creator said.  ...[More]

A Mozilla product manager on his career path and what creating safe spaces online means to him

As a staff product manager for Mozilla’s security and privacy team, Tony Amaral-Cinotto thinks a lot about how you can protect your personal information, including, most recently, your phone number.  Firefox Relay has been protecting email addresses from spammers since 2020. Tony’s team just released a new feature applying the same idea to your phone number: You get a uniquely generated number mask so you don’t have to enter your true number on website forms, or in other places like restaurants when making reservations and online mark...[More]

A Mozilla product manager on his career path and what creating safe spaces online means to him

As a staff product manager for Mozilla’s security and privacy team, Tony Amaral-Cinotto thinks a lot about how you can protect your personal information, including, most recently, your phone number.  Firefox Relay has been protecting email addresses from spammers since 2020. Tony’s team just released a new feature applying the same idea to your phone number: You get a uniquely generated number mask so you don’t have to enter your true number on website forms, or in other places like restaurants when making reservations and online mark...[More]