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|Name=Mozilla|Type=Private|Founded=1998|Industry=Open Source Software, Advertising|Official Website=https://www.mozilla.org/|Logo=Mozilla Logo 2024.svg.png}} | |Name=Mozilla|Type=Private|Founded=1998|Industry=Open Source Software, Advertising|Official Website=https://www.mozilla.org/|Logo=Mozilla Logo 2024.svg.png}} | ||
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla '''Mozilla'''] is a [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software free software] community which develops, publishes and supports open source software. The community is supported institutionally by the [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization non-profit] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Foundation Mozilla Foundation] and its tax-paying subsidiary, the [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation Mozilla Corporation]. | [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla '''Mozilla'''] is a [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software free software] community which develops, publishes and supports open source software. The community is supported institutionally by the [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_organization non-profit] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Foundation Mozilla Foundation] and its tax-paying subsidiary, the [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation Mozilla Corporation]. | ||
==Mozilla Manifesto== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
===Mozilla Manifesto=== | |||
Mozilla has published the community Manifesto, with 10 key principles:<ref>https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/details/</ref><blockquote> | Mozilla has published the community Manifesto, with 10 key principles:<ref>https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/details/</ref><blockquote> | ||
#The internet is an integral part of modern life—a key component in education, communication, collaboration, business, entertainment and society as a whole. | #The internet is an integral part of modern life—a key component in education, communication, collaboration, business, entertainment and society as a whole. | ||
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== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Introducing TOS for Firefox (2025)=== | |||
{{Main|Mozilla introduces TOS to Firefox}} | |||
{{Important| This situation is ongoing so the full impact to consumers has yet to be determined}}In February 2025 Mozilla introduced terms of use (TOS) for the Firefox browser for the first time as well as an updated privacy policy. The new privacy policy has caused concern among the browser's user revolving around the way the section that describes the rights Mozilla has over their data is phrased. | |||
===Privacy-preserving attribution=== | ===Privacy-preserving attribution=== | ||
'''Privacy-preserving attribution (PPA)''' is an experimental feature introduced in Firefox version 128, designed to help advertising sites measure the performance of their ads while maintaining user privacy. It is marketed as an alternative method for performing attribution without relying on online tracking of users' browsing activity, which is incompatible with privacy. The functionality is explained on the Mozilla support page as follows:<ref name=":0">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/privacy-preserving-attribution#w_how-can-i-disable-ppa</ref><blockquote> | '''Privacy-preserving attribution (PPA)''' is an experimental feature introduced in Firefox version 128, designed to help advertising sites measure the performance of their ads while maintaining user privacy. It is marketed as an alternative method for performing attribution without relying on online tracking of users' browsing activity, which is incompatible with privacy. The functionality is explained on the Mozilla support page as follows:<ref name=":0">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/privacy-preserving-attribution#w_how-can-i-disable-ppa</ref><blockquote> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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