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Welcome to Mozilla’s first-ever Annual Consumer Creep-O-Meter (foundation.mozilla.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Mozilla’s Annual Consumer Creep-O-Meter distills what’s good, what’s bad, and what’s just plain creepy in the world of consumer tech.

Includes 'big picture trends', 'best and worst products', and 'numbers'

If you haven't used PrivacyNotIncluded before, here is a link to the homepage where you can search up other products and services that you are interested in: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded

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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is great an all, but how exactly does Mozilla profit from this? Like didn't they axe a huge swath of employees a couple of years ago because they had too many departments not generating profit?

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mozilla's core purpose isn't to make profit, and so some projects won't (and shouldn't) be focussed on making money. I don't think people would trust the recommendations if there was a profit aspect mixed in

Our mission is to ensure the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. An Internet that truly puts people first, where individuals can shape their own experience and are empowered, safe and independent

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

are they not a for-profit company?

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My understanding is that Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on open & accessible internet, and they have a for-profit arm that helps fund those initiatives.

So it's possible that the for-profit arm might axe projects that aren't working / not bringing in money, since otherwise it would put their wider goals at risk.

read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aaah, gotcha. For someone reason I thought it was the other way around. Thanks

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

No problem, happy to share :)