Dani Chehak, Mozilla’s new chief people officer

After having met with many different candidates over the past several months to fill the role of chief people officer — a significant role that contributes greatly to Mozilla’s culture and future — I am pleased to announce that Dani Chehak has joined Mozilla as chief people officer on a permanent basis. It was a little less than a year ago that Dani came onboard as Mozilla’s interim chief people officer. The time working with her, and the search to date, made it clear to me that Dani is the right person for Mozilla. She brings with h...[More]

Dani Chehak, Mozilla’s new chief people officer

After having met with many different candidates over the past several months to fill the role of chief people officer — a significant role that contributes greatly to Mozilla’s culture and future — I am pleased to announce that Dani Chehak has joined Mozilla as chief people officer on a permanent basis. It was a little less than a year ago that Dani came onboard as Mozilla’s interim chief people officer. The time working with her, and the search to date, made it clear to me that Dani is the right person for Mozilla. She brings with h...[More]

How to easily switch from Chrome to Firefox

There’s never been a better time to switch from Chrome to Firefox, if we do say so ourselves.  Some of the internet’s most popular ad blockers, such as uBlock Origin — tools that save our digital sanity from video ads that auto-play, banners that take up half the screen and pop-up windows with infuriatingly tiny “x” buttons — will become less effective on Google’s web browser thanks to a set of changes in Chrome’s extensions platform.  At Mozilla, we’re all about protecting your privacy and security � all while offer...[More]

How to easily switch from Chrome to Firefox

There’s never been a better time to switch from Chrome to Firefox, if we do say so ourselves.  Some of the internet’s most popular ad blockers, such as uBlock Origin — tools that save our digital sanity from video ads that auto-play, banners that take up half the screen and pop-up windows with infuriatingly tiny “x” buttons — will become less effective on Google’s web browser thanks to a set of changes in Chrome’s extensions platform.  At Mozilla, we’re all about protecting your privacy and security � all while offer...[More]

Advancing the future of the internet with new ways of defining our shared digital realities

Yoshiki Ohshima is the chief scientist and co-founder of Croquet, an organization building foundational technologies for future generations of communication and collaboration technologies. More than ever, we need a movement to ensure the internet remains a force for good. The Mozilla Internet Ecosystem (MIECO) program fuels this movement by supporting people who are looking to advance a more human-centered internet. This week we’re highlighting Yoshiki Ohshima, a computer scientist and researcher with big ideas for how to shift the way th...[More]

Advancing the future of the internet with new ways of defining our shared digital realities

Yoshiki Ohshima is the chief scientist and co-founder of Croquet, an organization building foundational technologies for future generations of communication and collaboration technologies. More than ever, we need a movement to ensure the internet remains a force for good. The Mozilla Internet Ecosystem (MIECO) program fuels this movement by supporting people who are looking to advance a more human-centered internet. This week we’re highlighting Yoshiki Ohshima, a computer scientist and researcher with big ideas for how to shift the way th...[More]

A New York Times Magazine editor on her internet obsessions

New York Times Magazine editor Iva Dixit talks about being ratioed on Twitter, an internet equivalent of a “healing sound bath” and the pieces she rereads to take a break from online discourse. Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In My Corner Of The Internet,...[More]

A New York Times Magazine editor on her internet obsessions

New York Times Magazine editor Iva Dixit talks about being ratioed on Twitter, an internet equivalent of a “healing sound bath” and the pieces she rereads to take a break from online discourse. Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In My Corner Of The Internet,...[More]

Protect your information with email masks now available in Firefox

Earlier this year, we announced that we were testing a new way for Firefox Relay users to access their email masks directly from Firefox. Today, we’re taking it to the next level and rolling this feature over the next couple of weeks out to millions of Firefox Account users in Firefox. Signing up for a Firefox Account is free and has its advantages, and it now includes access to email protection with Firefox Relay.   Throughout the year, we’ve been working on making it easier to get email protection in Firefox. In May, we added new fea...[More]

Protect your information with email masks now available in Firefox

Earlier this year, we announced that we were testing a new way for Firefox Relay users to access their email masks directly from Firefox. Today, we’re taking it to the next level and rolling this feature over the next couple of weeks out to millions of Firefox Account users in Firefox. Signing up for a Firefox Account is free and has its advantages, and it now includes access to email protection with Firefox Relay.   Throughout the year, we’ve been working on making it easier to get email protection in Firefox. In May, we added new fea...[More]

Mozilla Seeks New Leader for Its Movement-Building Arm

As Mark Surman steps into President role, Mozilla seeks a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit programs ___ Today, Mozilla is announcing the search for a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit movement-building programs.  Mozilla sees itself as both an instigator and collaborator in the effort to shift the tides of tech. We break every conventional notion about what a tech company is. In fact, we don’t fit the traditional definition of ‘tech company’ at all. We’re a non-profit that champions privacy, human dign...[More]

Mozilla Seeks New Leader for Its Movement-Building Arm

As Mark Surman steps into President role, Mozilla seeks a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit programs ___ Today, Mozilla is announcing the search for a new Executive Director to lead its non-profit movement-building programs.  Mozilla sees itself as both an instigator and collaborator in the effort to shift the tides of tech. We break every conventional notion about what a tech company is. In fact, we don’t fit the traditional definition of ‘tech company’ at all. We’re a non-profit that champions privacy, human dign...[More]

Welcome Suba Vasudevan, Mozilla’s new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations

I am delighted to share that Suba Vasudevan has joined Mozilla as our new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations. In this role Suba will be responsible for leading Mozilla’s efforts to become more unified, impactful and efficient across our many businesses and products. She will report to me and join Mozilla’s steering committee. At Mozilla, we are greatly expanding the types of products and markets we wish to pursue. Discipline, structure and focus are critical to our success. Suba has an incredible track record of helping busine...[More]

Welcome Suba Vasudevan, Mozilla’s new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations

I am delighted to share that Suba Vasudevan has joined Mozilla as our new Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations. In this role Suba will be responsible for leading Mozilla’s efforts to become more unified, impactful and efficient across our many businesses and products. She will report to me and join Mozilla’s steering committee. At Mozilla, we are greatly expanding the types of products and markets we wish to pursue. Discipline, structure and focus are critical to our success. Suba has an incredible track record of helping busine...[More]

Openness and AI: Fostering innovation and accountability in the EU’s AI Act

Open source lies at the heart of Mozilla and our Manifesto. Despite its ubiquity in the current technology landscape, it is easy to forget that open source was once a radical idea which was compared to cancer. In the long journey since, Mozilla has helped create an open source browser, email client, programming language, and data donation platform while applying the ethos beyond our code, including our advocacy. Recent developments in the AI ecosystem have put open source back in the spotlight, sparking heated conversations and accusations a...[More]

Openness and AI: Fostering innovation and accountability in the EU’s AI Act

Open source lies at the heart of Mozilla and our Manifesto. Despite its ubiquity in the current technology landscape, it is easy to forget that open source was once a radical idea which was compared to cancer. In the long journey since, Mozilla has helped create an open source browser, email client, programming language, and data donation platform while applying the ethos beyond our code, including our advocacy. Recent developments in the AI ecosystem have put open source back in the spotlight, sparking heated conversations and accusations a...[More]

Making trustworthy chatbots to support women plagued by violence and abuse

Leonora Tima, the founder of Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, a winner of the Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic that affects one in three women in their lifetime. Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa by giving women and children an easy-to-use tool to report and successfully prosecute crimes involving gender-based violence.  Founder Leo...[More]

Making trustworthy chatbots to support women plagued by violence and abuse

Leonora Tima, the founder of Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, a winner of the Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global pandemic that affects one in three women in their lifetime. Kwanele Bringing Women Justice, one of the winning startups at Mozilla’s Responsible AI Challenge, wants to help survivors of abuse in South Africa by giving women and children an easy-to-use tool to report and successfully prosecute crimes involving gender-based violence.  Founder Leo...[More]

Fakespot shares the back-to-school products you should be extra careful buying this season

Nowadays, the first day of school lands somewhere between August and September, so it’s no surprise we’re seeing back-to-school sales early. As you start your back-to-school shopping, one thing you’ll want to be on the lookout for are fake reviews and unreliable third-party sellers persuading you to buy poor-quality products. To save you time and money, meet Fakespot, a free browser extension and website that provides an easy way to identify fake and unreliable reviews. Fakespot recently joined Mozilla, a company with a 25-year history of...[More]

Fakespot shares the back-to-school products you should be extra careful buying this season

Nowadays, the first day of school lands somewhere between August and September, so it’s no surprise we’re seeing back-to-school sales early. As you start your back-to-school shopping, one thing you’ll want to be on the lookout for are fake reviews and unreliable third-party sellers persuading you to buy poor-quality products. To save you time and money, meet Fakespot, a free browser extension and website that provides an easy way to identify fake and unreliable reviews. Fakespot recently joined Mozilla, a company with a 25-year history of...[More]