Protecting the Open Internet in India
Millions of people in developing nations think that Facebook is the Internet. This is not a matter of mere confusion. It means that millions of people aren’t able to take … Read more
EU Internet Users Can Stand Up For Net Neutrality
Raegan MacDonald
Over the past 18 months, the debate around the free and open Internet has taken hold in countries around the world, and we’ve been encouraged to see governments take steps … Read more
A Step Forward for Net Neutrality in the U.S.
Chris Riley
We’re thrilled to see the D.C. Circuit Court upholding the FCC’s historic net neutrality order, and the agency’s authority to continue to protect Internet users and businesses from throttling and … Read more
The countdown is on: 24 months to GDPR compliance
Denelle Dixon
Twenty four months from now, a new piece of legislation will apply throughout Europe: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Broadly speaking, we see the GDPR as advantageous for both … Read more
Mozilla’s Transparency Report
Jishnu Menon
Today, Mozilla released our transparency report. Transparency and openness are among Mozilla’s founding principles and a key part of who we are and how we operate: from our open, auditable … Read more
This is what a rightsholder looks like in 2016
Raegan MacDonald
In today’s policy discussions around intellectual property, the term ‘rightsholder’ is often misconstrued as someone who supports maximalist protection and enforcement of intellectual property, instead of someone who simply holds … Read more
Reining in abuses of the DMCA notice system
Gervase Markham
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) should be reformed to help promote openness online. We’ve made this case before, posting about section 1201 on the circumvention of technological protection measures. … Read more
Challenges to openness under U.S. copyright law
Chris Riley
The Mozilla Manifesto has as its second principle, “The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible.” The Internet is the most significant social and technological … Read more
Mozilla stands up for public participation and openness in Trans-Pacific Partnership
Stacy Martin
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), like many modern trade deals, encompasses complex aspects of Internet policy, yet the voice of the Internet community is excluded from the nearly decade long negotiations. … Read more
Announcing the 2016 Open Web Fellows Program Host Organizations
melissa@mozillafoundation.org
Last year was a big year for the open Web: net neutrality became a mainstream phrase in the United States, data retention and surveillance were hotly contested at government levels … Read more
Introducing Lean Data Practices
Jishnu Menon
At Mozilla, we believe that users trust products more when companies build in transparency and user control. Earned trust can drive a virtuous cycle of adoption, while conversely, mistrust created … Read more
Addressing the Chilling Effect of Patent Damages
Elvin Lee
Last year, we unveiled the Mozilla Open Software Patent License as part of our Initiative to help limit the negative impacts that patents have on open source software. While those … Read more