AdTruth Implements Do Not Track
Mozilla introduced the Do Not Track privacy feature to give users a way to tell companies they don’t want to be tracked online. We’ve seen growth and adoption of Do … Read more
Agreeing on Do Not Track
Tom Lowenthal
Last week saw the first meeting of the W3C’s Tracking Protection Working Group, a cross-section of advertisers, browser vendors, publishers and public interest groups come together to agree on a … Read more
Building Privacy Into Telemetry
For a while now we at Mozilla have been talking about our privacy operating principles. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make sure we deliver on these promises, and want to share a little bit of the backstage work we’ve done to make Firefox live up to these promises when we release a new feature called Telemetry. Read more
Mozilla Publishes Developer Guide on DNT; Releases DNT Adoption Numbers
Alex Fowler
As many people know, Mozilla jumped into Do Not Track (DNT) in a big way earlier this year by providing Firefox users on desktop and mobile with a simple way … Read more
DNT Gaining Traction in Europe
Alex Fowler
The DNT meme has crossed the Atlantic! Two important policy makers in Europe made statements just one week apart supporting Do Not Track (DNT). It appears there’s genuine interest by … Read more
What’s the Browser got to do with EU e-Privacy Directive?
Alex Fowler
I’ve been in London this week to participate in a forum hosted by the ISBA on “Cookies, Privacy and Consumers: What Every Business Needs to Know,” as well as to … Read more
Catching up on DNT Developments
Alex Fowler
Mozilla continues to see progress with regard to Do Not Track, including adoption by online marketing, ad networks and tracking companies. It’s certainly fair to say that market adoption of … Read more
Industry Adoption of DNT Underway
Alex Fowler
Mozilla’s Do Not Track privacy feature in Firefox provides users more control over online behavioral tracking. Two developments bring it closer to being respected by industry. Mozilla is a nonprofit … Read more
Mozilla’s Comments to the FTC on Privacy
Alex Fowler
Last week we submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in response to their request for comment on a proposal describing a new framework for protecting consumer privacy in … Read more
DNT: 1 = “Tell sites I do not want to be tracked”
Alex Fowler
Mozilla lands Do Not Track HTTP header into nightly builds today: 30 lines of code to support more privacy online. My colleague, Sid Stamm, Mozilla’s privacy engineer announced this morning … Read more
More Choice and Control Over Online Tracking
Alex Fowler
Do Not Track: Mozilla’s latest effort to put users in control of their web experience. The web is evolving quickly in how information about people is collected, used and shared … Read more
Mozilla’s Privacy & Data Operating Principles
Alex Fowler
Next Steps in Mozilla’s Ongoing Efforts to Put People in Charge of Their Privacy As Mozilla’s new privacy lead, there are a number of new and existing initiatives that I … Read more