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LAURA CHAMBERS, CEO, MOZILLA CORPORATION As Mark shared in his blog, Mozilla is going to be more active in digital advertising. Our hypothesis is that we n

Despite its emphasis on protecting privacy, Mozilla is moving towards integrating ads, backed by new infrastructure from their acquisition of Anonym. They claim this will maintain a balance between user control and online ad economics, using privacy-preserving tech. However, this shift appears to contradict Mozilla’s earlier stance of protecting users from invasive advertising practices, and it signals a change in their priorities.

  •  zurohki   ( @zurohki@aussie.zone ) English
    28•10 hours ago

    I’m not interested in my computer striking a balance between my needs and the needs of people seeking to manipulate me into buying things.

    I paid for my computer, it serves my needs. Yes I do run Linux, how did you guess?

    •  sunbeam60   ( @sunbeam60@lemmy.one ) 
      6•8 hours ago

      But that isn’t the balance that’s being struck. Mozilla is trying to balance between useful services being available for free and people’s right to privacy. If you’re using any websites that has staff employed, they’re more likely than not being paid for by advertising.