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Mozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers

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Mozilla is ending its partnership with Onerep after the company’s CEO admitted to having ties to a data broker, as first reported by Krebs on Security. “Though customer data was never at risk, the outside financial interests and activities of Onerep’s CEO do not align with our values,” writes Mozilla’s vice president of communications Brandon … Read more

House Passes Privacy Bill Banning Data Brokers From Selling Your Info to Russia and China

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The U.S. House passed a bill that would ban third-party data brokers from selling the user data of Americans to geopolitical adversaries like China and Russia. And while it still needs to pass the Senate to become law, it’s a step in the right direction as recent headlines mostly focus on a potential ban on … Read more

Mozilla Monitor will attempt to stop data brokers from selling your personal info on the internet

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Have you ever googled yourself and found a slew of results from “people finder” websites with your personal data? These data brokers often profit from selling your information, which can include everything from your social media profiles to your real-world home address. Mozilla, the organization behind the popular Firefox web browser, has just launched a … Read more

How TikTokers and Swifties became political power brokers in Guatemala

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave GUATEMALA CITY — Samuel Pérez woke up to a loud buzzing sound. It was 6:30 a.m., and the sun had just risen. The congressman reached for his nightstand, fumbled for his iPhone and listened dumbfounded to the latest outrage. “They’re raiding Marcela’s house,” his aide was saying. … Read more