Security News

Firefox won’t follow Chrome’s anti-ad-blocker changes, says Mozilla
2019-09-05 14:27

Mozilla has told developers not to fret - it won't follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.

EFF and Mozilla scold Venmo over app’s privacy failings
2019-09-04 09:34

The tense stand-off between privacy campaigners and the popular mobile payment app Venmo has taken another turn for the worse.

Finally. Thanks so much, nerds. Google, Apple, Mozilla end government* internet spying for good
2019-08-21 22:28

* Terms and conditions apply. Offer not valid outside Kazakhstan. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up payments On Wednesday, Google, Apple, and Mozilla said their web browsers will...

Apple, Google, Mozilla Respond to Kazakhstan Surveillance Efforts
2019-08-21 14:17

Apple, Google and Mozilla announced on Wednesday that they have taken action against Kazakhstan’s efforts to spy on its citizens by requiring them to install a root certificate on their devices. read more

Google and Mozilla Block Kazakhstan’s Root CA Certificates to Prevent Spying
2019-08-21 11:03

In a move to protect its users based in Kazakhstan from government surveillance, Google and Mozilla finally today came forward and blocked Kazakhstan's government-issued root CA certificate within...

Mozilla Introduces Grizzly Browser Fuzzing Framework
2019-07-11 19:31

Mozilla this week made public a new browser fuzzing framework designed to enable the fast deployment of fuzzers at scale.  read more

Mozilla Moves to Deny UAE Firm's Root Inclusion Request
2019-07-11 17:25

Mozilla is taking the first step toward denying a request by United Arab Emirates-based DarkMatter to be included as a top-level certificate authority in Mozilla’s root certificate program. read more

“Mozilla aren’t villains after all” – ISPs back down after public outcry
2019-07-11 00:10

Mozilla was nominated for an "Internet Villain" award - and The People Of The Internet were not pleased

Mozilla boots alleged snoop troupe from its root cert coop: UAE-based DarkMatter thrown onto CA blocklist
2019-07-10 01:33

Maker of Firefox fires fox from hen house guard duty Mozilla on Tuesday added digital certificates belonging to security biz DarkMatter and its subsidiaries to Firefox's OneCRL blocklist, based on...

ISPs call Mozilla ‘Internet Villain’ for promoting DNS privacy
2019-07-08 11:19

ISPA has shortlisted Mozilla for the sort of award that, on the face of it, no tech company should be keen to win - 2019’s Internet Villain.