These tech gifts will make you feel safer (and better) about gifting this holiday season

‘Tis the season to spread joy and thoughtful gifts, but in this digital age, it’s crucial to consider the privacy and security of our loved ones. Enter Mozilla’s “*Privacy Not Included” tool — your guide to tech gifts that not only bring smiles but also ensure privacy and security.  Mozilla published this shopping companion tool in 2017 to help customers identify products that meet their privacy and security needs. It’s hard to get clear information from companies about the security and privacy of their connected products — ...[More]

These tech gifts will make you feel safer (and better) about gifting this holiday season

‘Tis the season to spread joy and thoughtful gifts, but in this digital age, it’s crucial to consider the privacy and security of our loved ones. Enter Mozilla’s “*Privacy Not Included” tool — your guide to tech gifts that not only bring smiles but also ensure privacy and security.  Mozilla published this shopping companion tool in 2017 to help customers identify products that meet their privacy and security needs. It’s hard to get clear information from companies about the security and privacy of their connected products — ...[More]

Introducing Solo, an AI website builder for solopreneurs

39% of workers in the US are freelancers. This isn’t necessarily your full time job, but can also be your passion project, your hobby, your second job, your side hustle or other. The rise in remote work and the creator economy have made freelancing easier than ever. Credit: Yahoo Finance But with freelancing, solopreneurs are spending significant time setting up tools when they would rather run their business. At Mozilla and our commitment to a healthier internet, we believe that exploring ideas that can enable solopreneurs an admi...[More]

Introducing Solo, an AI website builder for solopreneurs

39% of workers in the US are freelancers. This isn’t necessarily your full time job, but can also be your passion project, your hobby, your second job, your side hustle or other. The rise in remote work and the creator economy have made freelancing easier than ever. Credit: Yahoo Finance But with freelancing, solopreneurs are spending significant time setting up tools when they would rather run their business. At Mozilla and our commitment to a healthier internet, we believe that exploring ideas that can enable solopreneurs an admi...[More]

Explore The Future of AI With Mozilla’s Innovation Week

In Mozilla’s annual report we discuss how diversification is one of our main goals — investing in new features, new products and new companies. The team that works on Mozilla’s innovation projects are constantly working on innovation projects at various stages of development, including many that are exploring the vast AI opportunities out there. In celebration of this work, we are discussing many of these projects during Mozilla’s Innovation Week. Starting Monday, December 11, we will be exploring different innovation projects, and s...[More]

Explore The Future of AI With Mozilla’s Innovation Week

In Mozilla’s annual report we discuss how diversification is one of our main goals — investing in new features, new products and new companies. The team that works on Mozilla’s innovation projects are constantly working on innovation projects at various stages of development, including many that are exploring the vast AI opportunities out there. In celebration of this work, we are discussing many of these projects during Mozilla’s Innovation Week. Starting Monday, December 11, we will be exploring different innovation projects, and s...[More]

Mozilla VPN Update: New privacy features, plus independent security audit results

This year, we’ve been working on the many ways to protect your data when you use Mozilla VPN, our fast and easy-to-use Virtual Private Network service. Over the summer, we rolled out new security features like malware blocking, and performance improvements like the server location recommendations. We also expanded to 16 new European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Today, Mozilla published a security audit of...[More]

Mozilla VPN Update: New privacy features, plus independent security audit results

This year, we’ve been working on the many ways to protect your data when you use Mozilla VPN, our fast and easy-to-use Virtual Private Network service. Over the summer, we rolled out new security features like malware blocking, and performance improvements like the server location recommendations. We also expanded to 16 new European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Today, Mozilla published a security audit of...[More]

Mozilla Foundation Welcomes Four New Board Members

Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Mozilla Foundation is appointing four new members to its Board of Directors. Over the years, I’ve written about our efforts to expand the Board, most recently in March 2023. Each time, I emphasize that by joining Mozilla’s Board, leaders commit to joining a movement for internet health that spans not just our staff, but also our community.  This year, as Mozilla celebrated its 25th anniversary, we’ve sought leaders to help set up our “next chapter.” When we began our search, we were lookin...[More]

Mozilla Foundation Welcomes Four New Board Members

Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Mozilla Foundation is appointing four new members to its Board of Directors. Over the years, I’ve written about our efforts to expand the Board, most recently in March 2023. Each time, I emphasize that by joining Mozilla’s Board, leaders commit to joining a movement for internet health that spans not just our staff, but also our community.  This year, as Mozilla celebrated its 25th anniversary, we’ve sought leaders to help set up our “next chapter.” When we began our search, we were lookin...[More]

Seven tips to make holiday shopping easier. Really.

Remember when the holidays meant waking up early and going down and opening up presents? When the only gift list you had to worry about was the gifts you were asking for. Last year, it was estimated that adults bought an average of nine presents and spent about $1500 on holiday gifts. Buying gifts doesn’t just cost a lot of money, but it takes a lot of time — finding the right gift, doing the research to make sure the item you’re buying is a quality product and figuring out how to get the best deal online without sacrificing all of your p...[More]

Seven tips to make holiday shopping easier. Really.

Remember when the holidays meant waking up early and going down and opening up presents? When the only gift list you had to worry about was the gifts you were asking for. Last year, it was estimated that adults bought an average of nine presents and spent about $1500 on holiday gifts. Buying gifts doesn’t just cost a lot of money, but it takes a lot of time — finding the right gift, doing the research to make sure the item you’re buying is a quality product and figuring out how to get the best deal online without sacrificing all of your p...[More]

Mozilla Ventures Invests in Sendmarc, Global Leader in Email and Domain Security

The investment will help Sendmarc provide essential DMARC protection to thousands of customers around the world (TUESDAY, NOVEMBER  21, 2023) � Today, Mozilla Ventures is announcing an investment in Sendmarc, an industry leader in email and domain cybersecurity.  Sendmarc specializes in preventing email impersonation (i.e. phishing and spoofing), the root cause of more than 90% of cybercrimes. The company’s cutting-edge tools and practices enable organizations to protect their email domains and closely monitor for any attempted abus...[More]

Mozilla Ventures Invests in Sendmarc, Global Leader in Email and Domain Security

The investment will help Sendmarc provide essential DMARC protection to thousands of customers around the world (TUESDAY, NOVEMBER  21, 2023) � Today, Mozilla Ventures is announcing an investment in Sendmarc, an industry leader in email and domain cybersecurity.  Sendmarc specializes in preventing email impersonation (i.e. phishing and spoofing), the root cause of more than 90% of cybercrimes. The company’s cutting-edge tools and practices enable organizations to protect their email domains and closely monitor for any attempted abus...[More]

Mozilla Joins Latest AI Insight Forum

Today Mozilla Foundation President, Mark Surman, spoke with members of the US Senate, including Senator Leader Schumer, Senator Rounds, Senator Heinrich and Senator Young about two of what Mozilla believes are the most critical questions we must ask if we’re to chart a better path forward with AI: How can we protect people’s privacy in the AI era? And how can we ensure that those who cause harm through AI can be held accountable — and liable? At Mozilla, we have a unique vantage point in finding answers to these questions: that of a no...[More]

Mozilla Joins Latest AI Insight Forum

Today Mozilla Foundation President, Mark Surman, spoke with members of the US Senate, including Senator Leader Schumer, Senator Rounds, Senator Heinrich and Senator Young about two of what Mozilla believes are the most critical questions we must ask if we’re to chart a better path forward with AI: How can we protect people’s privacy in the AI era? And how can we ensure that those who cause harm through AI can be held accountable — and liable? At Mozilla, we have a unique vantage point in finding answers to these questions: that of a no...[More]

The Future of Shopping

It’s clear that online shopping has given consumers more choices than ever, offering remarkable convenience with a few clicks of a button. But there’s a catch. With Fakespot by Mozilla, which uses AI to detect fake reviews and scams, we’ve seen it all when it comes to e-commerce. Counterfeits, fake reviews, review flooding, and nowadays, more GPT-generated fake reviews and fraudulent trends that rapidly explode and recede as trends naturally progress.  While technologies come and go, in shopping there is an underlying attribute that i...[More]

The Future of Shopping

It’s clear that online shopping has given consumers more choices than ever, offering remarkable convenience with a few clicks of a button. But there’s a catch. With Fakespot by Mozilla, which uses AI to detect fake reviews and scams, we’ve seen it all when it comes to e-commerce. Counterfeits, fake reviews, review flooding, and nowadays, more GPT-generated fake reviews and fraudulent trends that rapidly explode and recede as trends naturally progress.  While technologies come and go, in shopping there is an underlying attribute that i...[More]

A Third Way on AI

Last week was an important moment in the debate about AI, with President Biden issuing an executive order and the UK’s AI Safety Summit convening world leaders. Much of the buzz around these events made it sound like AI presents us with a binary choice: unbridled optimism, or existential fear. But there was also a third path available, a nuanced, practical perspective that examines the real risks and benefits of AI.  There have been people promoting this third perspective for years — although GPT-fueled headlines of the past 12 mont...[More]

A Third Way on AI

Last week was an important moment in the debate about AI, with President Biden issuing an executive order and the UK’s AI Safety Summit convening world leaders. Much of the buzz around these events made it sound like AI presents us with a binary choice: unbridled optimism, or existential fear. But there was also a third path available, a nuanced, practical perspective that examines the real risks and benefits of AI.  There have been people promoting this third perspective for years — although GPT-fueled headlines of the past 12 mont...[More]