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The Mozilla Blog

Dispatches from the Internet frontier.


Why we’re renaming ‘Firefox accounts’ to ‘Mozilla accounts’

Why we’re renaming ‘Firefox accounts’ to ‘Mozilla accounts’

Posted On: November 1, 2023
For many Firefox users, a Firefox account has been indispensable. It safely syncs everything from open tabs, bookmarks, history and add-ons to passwords, credit card information and saved addresses across desktop and mobile devices.  In fact, over the past few years, a Firefox account has grown its support beyond our beloved web browser. It’s now the authentication and account management tool for millions of users across Mozilla’s family of products � all designed to keep people safer and smarter online. So, to reflect this expanding ...[More]





Why we’re renaming ‘Firefox accounts’ to ‘Mozilla accounts’

Why we’re renaming ‘Firefox accounts’ to ‘Mozilla accounts’

Posted On: November 1, 2023
For many Firefox users, a Firefox account has been indispensable. It safely syncs everything from open tabs, bookmarks, history and add-ons to passwords, credit card information and saved addresses across desktop and mobile devices.  In fact, over the past few years, a Firefox account has grown its support beyond our beloved web browser. It’s now the authentication and account management tool for millions of users across Mozilla’s family of products � all designed to keep people safer and smarter online. So, to reflect this expanding ...[More]



Quick as a Fox: Firefox keeps getting faster

Quick as a Fox: Firefox keeps getting faster

Posted On: October 31, 2023
Web browsing is a pervasive part of modern life, and the quality of the experience directly affects the quality of your day. When your tasks are disrupted by slow or unresponsive pages, it is frustrating and distracting. As such, performance is a key component of Mozilla’s vision for the web. To deliver against our vision and enable a better online experience for everyone, we’ve been working hard on making Firefox even faster. We’re extremely happy to report that this has resulted in a significant improvement in speed over the past yea...[More]





Quick as a Fox: Firefox keeps getting faster

Quick as a Fox: Firefox keeps getting faster

Posted On: October 31, 2023
Web browsing is a pervasive part of modern life, and the quality of the experience directly affects the quality of your day. When your tasks are disrupted by slow or unresponsive pages, it is frustrating and distracting. As such, performance is a key component of Mozilla’s vision for the web. To deliver against our vision and enable a better online experience for everyone, we’ve been working hard on making Firefox even faster. We’re extremely happy to report that this has resulted in a significant improvement in speed over the past yea...[More]



Introducing Mozilla’s AI Guide, the developers onboarding ramp to AI

Introducing Mozilla’s AI Guide, the developers onboarding ramp to AI

Posted On: October 26, 2023
Today, Mozilla announces the availability of its AI Guide, a community-driven resource, where developers can come together, ready to pioneer and drive generative AI innovations. In the spirit of a truly open web, Mozilla launches a tool that will evolve, just like the world of AI, which is messy, and poses complex questions that have yet to be answered.  With the AI Guide, Mozilla’s ambition is clear: empower developers with a choice between open-sourced solutions and alternatives from big tech companies. “Mozilla’s efforts in AI a...[More]





Introducing Mozilla’s AI Guide, the developers onboarding ramp to AI

Introducing Mozilla’s AI Guide, the developers onboarding ramp to AI

Posted On: October 26, 2023
Today, Mozilla announces the availability of its AI Guide, a community-driven resource, where developers can come together, ready to pioneer and drive generative AI innovations. In the spirit of a truly open web, Mozilla launches a tool that will evolve, just like the world of AI, which is messy, and poses complex questions that have yet to be answered.  With the AI Guide, Mozilla’s ambition is clear: empower developers with a choice between open-sourced solutions and alternatives from big tech companies. “Mozilla’s efforts in AI a...[More]



Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox

Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox

Posted On: October 12, 2023
Protecting user privacy is a core element of Mozilla’s vision for the web and the internet at large. In pursuit of this vision, we’re pleased to announce new partnerships with Fastly and Divvi Up to deploy privacy-preserving technology in Firefox. Mozilla builds a number of tools that help people defend their privacy online, but the need for these tools reflects a world where companies view invasive data collection as necessary for building good products and making money. A zero-sum game between privacy and business interests is not a he...[More]





Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox

Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox

Posted On: October 12, 2023
Protecting user privacy is a core element of Mozilla’s vision for the web and the internet at large. In pursuit of this vision, we’re pleased to announce new partnerships with Fastly and Divvi Up to deploy privacy-preserving technology in Firefox. Mozilla builds a number of tools that help people defend their privacy online, but the need for these tools reflects a world where companies view invasive data collection as necessary for building good products and making money. A zero-sum game between privacy and business interests is not a he...[More]



‘Reclaim Wonder’: An immersive installation that captures the beauty of the open internet

‘Reclaim Wonder’: An immersive installation that captures the beauty of the open internet

Posted On: October 11, 2023
The installation “Reclaim Wonder” was created by the Spatial Media Lab Collective led by Stefan Kraus for Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event in Berlin on Oct. 12 to 16, 2023. Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us take back expression, inspiration and wonder onli...[More]





‘Reclaim Wonder’: An immersive installation that captures the beauty of the open internet

‘Reclaim Wonder’: An immersive installation that captures the beauty of the open internet

Posted On: October 11, 2023
The installation “Reclaim Wonder” was created by the Spatial Media Lab Collective led by Stefan Kraus for Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event in Berlin on Oct. 12 to 16, 2023. Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us take back expression, inspiration and wonder onli...[More]



‘Reclaim Inspiration’: An immersive installation to spark creativity

‘Reclaim Inspiration’: An immersive installation to spark creativity

Posted On: October 11, 2023
The installation “Reclaim Inspiration” was created by a team led by Pavel der Schleifer and Wolf Moritz Cramer for Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event in Berlin on Oct. 12 to 16, 2023. Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us take back expression, inspiration and wo...[More]





‘Reclaim Inspiration’: An immersive installation to spark creativity

‘Reclaim Inspiration’: An immersive installation to spark creativity

Posted On: October 11, 2023
The installation “Reclaim Inspiration” was created by a team led by Pavel der Schleifer and Wolf Moritz Cramer for Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event in Berlin on Oct. 12 to 16, 2023. Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us take back expression, inspiration and wo...[More]



‘Reclaim Expression’: An immersive installation that puts you at the center of the internet

‘Reclaim Expression’: An immersive installation that puts you at the center of the internet

Posted On: October 11, 2023
The installation “Reclaim Expression” was created by the Liganova Horizon team led by Sebastian Kraus and in collaboration with Christine Mayerhofer for Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event in Berlin on Oct. 12 to 16, 2023. Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us ta...[More]





‘Reclaim Expression’: An immersive installation that puts you at the center of the internet

‘Reclaim Expression’: An immersive installation that puts you at the center of the internet

Posted On: October 11, 2023
The installation “Reclaim Expression” was created by the Liganova Horizon team led by Sebastian Kraus and in collaboration with Christine Mayerhofer for Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event in Berlin on Oct. 12 to 16, 2023. Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet event at the Alte Münze in Berlin, happening Oct. 12 to 16, features an immersive journey that invites people to act, build and choose to reimagine our digital future. The journey includes three art installations where visitors can explore how reclaiming the internet will help us ta...[More]



Mozilla announces 25 honorees for the Rise 25 Awards

Mozilla announces 25 honorees for the Rise 25 Awards

Posted On: October 4, 2023
Artists, activists, creators and more to be celebrated at event in Berlin, Germany on Friday, Oct. 13 After months of searching and almost a thousand submissions from all over the globe, we are proud to announce the 25 people who will be honored at the Rise 25 Awards, which will be held during Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet, a five day-long event in Berlin, Germany that kicks off Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, we want to recognize 25 game changers — artists, activists, creators, builders and advocates...[More]





Mozilla announces 25 honorees for the Rise 25 Awards

Mozilla announces 25 honorees for the Rise 25 Awards

Posted On: October 4, 2023
Artists, activists, creators and more to be celebrated at event in Berlin, Germany on Friday, Oct. 13 After months of searching and almost a thousand submissions from all over the globe, we are proud to announce the 25 people who will be honored at the Rise 25 Awards, which will be held during Mozilla’s Reclaim the Internet, a five day-long event in Berlin, Germany that kicks off Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, we want to recognize 25 game changers — artists, activists, creators, builders and advocates...[More]



Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet

Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet

Posted On: October 3, 2023
As web users, what we say and do online is subject to pervasive surveillance. Although we typically associate online tracking with ad networks and other third-party sites, our online communications travel across commercial telecommunication networks, allowing these privileged entities to siphon the names of the websites we visit and monetize our browsing history for their own gain.  Enter Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) � by encrypting that first “hello” between your device and a website’s server, sensitive information, like the name o...[More]





Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet

Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet

Posted On: October 3, 2023
As web users, what we say and do online is subject to pervasive surveillance. Although we typically associate online tracking with ad networks and other third-party sites, our online communications travel across commercial telecommunication networks, allowing these privileged entities to siphon the names of the websites we visit and monetize our browsing history for their own gain.  Enter Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) � by encrypting that first “hello” between your device and a website’s server, sensitive information, like the name o...[More]



Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet.

Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet.

Posted On: October 3, 2023
As web users, what we say and do online is subject to pervasive surveillance. Although we typically associate online tracking with ad networks and other third-party sites, our online communications travel across commercial telecommunication networks, allowing these privileged entities to siphon the names of the websites we visit and monetize our browsing history for their own gain.  Enter Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) � by encrypting that first “hello” between your device and a website’s server, sensitive information, like the name o...[More]





Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet.

Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet.

Posted On: October 3, 2023
As web users, what we say and do online is subject to pervasive surveillance. Although we typically associate online tracking with ad networks and other third-party sites, our online communications travel across commercial telecommunication networks, allowing these privileged entities to siphon the names of the websites we visit and monetize our browsing history for their own gain.  Enter Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) � by encrypting that first “hello” between your device and a website’s server, sensitive information, like the name o...[More]



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