Mozilla says “customer data was never at risk.”
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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 Borrman, in a statement provided to The Verge. In February, Mozilla bundled Onerep’s data removal service into its new $8.99 per month Monitor Plus subscription. The service let users hunt down their personal information on the web and submit takedown requests across dozens of websites — all through Mozilla’s partnership with Onerep.

However, an in-depth report from Krebs on Security found that…

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    • rdyoung@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I’ll get downvoted for this, but, there is no true privacy on the internet. Everything from your modem and router to your isp, the sites you visit, and more have a record of everywhere you go online. What you probably mean is anonymity which can be achieved but has its downsides.

            • rdyoung@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              8 months ago

              Then, professor, explain the difference between privacy and anonymity and how you can have either one online. Ignoring the fact that every network you connect to has a record of what ip and sometimes what mac id connected to it. Even if you were truly anonymous online, all it takes is one slip up about what you do for fun, where you currently or used to work, your favorite restaurant, etc to give people everything they need to know to find you.

              I’m not sure you understand what I am saying or where I am coming from. I’m all for as much privacy and anonymity as one can have but as I have been using internet since it’s inception (actually bbs before that) and I actually understand the core technology underpinning the way we are able to connect and have this asinine back and forth, I know just how little of it we actually have and sometimes the simplest act of trying to “hide” is what gives us away.

              I for example use this same username all over the web. You could probably find my work phone number and the major metro I currently live near as well as where I used to live, what cars I’ve driven/currently drive, etc.

              I’m really hoping you confused me with someone else OR your just a troll who I wasted 3 minutes of my life responding to before I go back to work. Either way, I look forward to your response and I fully expect to be blocking you after said response.

              Have a nice day now.

              On second thought, I’ll block you because it’s clear you have no idea what you are talking about.