Last week Mozilla sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee concerning its investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices. We believe Facebook’s representations to the Committee — and more … Read more
Mozilla applauds the government of Kenya for publishing the Data Protection Bill, 2018. This highly anticipated bill gives effect to Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya, which protects the … Read more
Last week, the Indian government proposed sweeping changes to the legal protections for “intermediaries”, which affect every internet company today. Intermediary liability protections have been fundamental to the growth of … Read more
How can businesses best implement privacy principles? On November 26th, Mozilla hosted its first “Privacy Matters” event in New Delhi, bringing together representatives from some of India’s leading and upcoming … Read more
Following on the heels of our submission to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission last month, we have submitted a written filing to the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition, as part … Read more
By holding Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act to be unconstitutional, the Supreme Court of India has recognized the privacy risks created by the indiscriminate use of Aadhaar for private … Read more
Mozilla’s Internet Health Report 2018 explored concentration of power and centralization online through a spotlight article, “Too big tech?” Five U.S. technology companies often hold the five largest market capitalizations … Read more
The rising phenomenon of so-called ‘fake news’ and online misinformation has become a global political issue in recent times. We believe that the complex and multi-factor nature of the phenomenon … Read more
At Mozilla, we work to advance a healthy internet, because the internet sits at the heart of our global society and economy. In January of 2017, we published our first … Read more
Mozilla is deeply concerned about recent reports that a private citizen was able to easily access the private Aadhaar data of more than one billion Indian citizens as reported by … Read more
Imagine that you’re surfing the web, and someone sends you a link to a clever tweet – so you click on it, only to see a message from your ISP: … Read more
Mozilla just released our recommendations to EU policy makers to support and inform negotiations on the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy Regulation). Protecting … Read more