Hacker News with Generative AI: Mozilla

Firefox maker Mozilla prepares Gmail-like Thundermail (theregister.com)
Thunderbird, Firefox maker Mozilla's open-source email client, is aiming to reinvent itself as a more comprehensive communications platform.
Mozilla launching “Thundermail” email service to take on Gmail, Microsoft 365 (techradar.com)
Firefox maker Mozilla prepares Gmail-like Thundermail (theregister.com)
Thunderbird, Firefox maker Mozilla's open-source email client, is aiming to reinvent itself as a more comprehensive communications platform.
Mozilla Thunderbird Takes on Gmail with New Email Service (forbes.com)
Finally, Mozilla Thunderbird Takes On Gmail With New Email Service
$3.55M in US Government funding for Mozilla's programs has been canceled (twitter.com)
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Map Features in OpenStreetMap with Computer Vision (mozilla.ai)
Mozilla.ai developed and released the OpenStreetMap AI Helper Blueprint. If you love maps and are interested in training your own computer vision model, you’ll enjoy diving into this Blueprint.
Everything Is Broken: Shipping Rust-Minidump at Mozilla (2022) (mozilla.org)
For the last year I’ve been leading the development of rust-minidump, a pure-Rust replacement for the minidump-processing half of google-breakpad.
A look at Firefox forks (lwn.net)
Mozilla's actions have been rubbing many Firefox fans the wrong way as of late, and inspiring them to look for alternatives.
Mozilla Warns Users to Update Firefox Before Certificate Expires (bleepingcomputer.com)
Mozilla is warning Firefox users to update their browsers to the latest version to avoid facing disruption and security risks caused by the upcoming expiration of one of the company's root certificates.
Mozilla Likely Been Sharing Aggregated Firefox Data with Advertisers Since 2017 (quippd.com)
TL;DR: With Firefox 56, Mozilla combined Firefox Health Report and Telemetry data into a single setting called “technical and interaction data”, which was then enabled by default. This included data about advertising within Firefox’s New Tab page, along with a lot of other technical information about the installation of Firefox. The Firefox preferences UI makes no mention of usage of this technical data for advertising purposes.
Mozilla sees surge in Firefox users thanks to EU's Digital Markets Act (cyberinsider.com)
Mozilla reports a significant rise in Firefox usage across the European Union, crediting the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for breaking long-standing barriers to browser choice.
Mozilla closes support thread 2 days before baked-in CA TLS certs expire (mozilla.org)
Important update! On March 14, 2025, a critical root certificate in Firefox will expire. If you’re still using an older version (before Firefox 128 or ESR 115.13+), it’s crucial to update to Firefox 128 or newer to avoid issues with add-ons, DRM-protected content, and other features.
Ask HN: Would you fund Mozilla to become independent of Google? (ycombinator.com)
How much would you and or your company be willing to fund Mozilla should it need to become independent of Google?
Tell Mozilla: it's time to ditch Google (mozillapetition.com)
Verifying Firefox Sync privacy claims (afarah.info)
Recent controversy and a history eroded trust on Mozilla's privacy claims for some, with commenters worrying about Firefox Sync, which can synchronize your browser history etc between devices, relying on Mozilla servers for it. A reasonable concern at first glance. But what data actually gets sent to Mozilla, if any? Let's verify.
Mozilla 2023 Audited Financial Statements (published 2024/12/09) [pdf] (mozilla.net)
Firefox 136 brings the features that fans wanted (theregister.com)
Mozilla's Firefox 136 is out today. Despite recent Mozilla moves, it's still a better choice for the privacy-conscious than Chrome.
Ask HN: Should the Mozilla Foundation be forked? (ycombinator.com)
The recent ToS issues with the Mozilla Foundation [1] isn't the first time its continuing viability as an organization have come into question.
Mozilla reverses course on its terms of use (lwn.net)
Mozilla is trying to backtrack on Firefox's controversial data privacy update (pcgamer.com)
Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after reneging on promises to not sell their data (theregister.com)
Mozilla this week asked Firefox users to abide by new Terms of Use, and updated its Privacy Notice as well as an FAQ – only to quickly issue a clarification that it isn’t actually claiming ownership of user data.
Trust in Firefox and Mozilla Is Gone – Let's Talk Alternatives (boilingsteam.com)
It’s been a long time coming, but the trust in Firefox and its mother organization, Mozilla, seems to be mostly gone, after a recent commit on the source code removed the “we don’t sell your data” promise, along with a change of Privacy notice and Terms of Use.
What, if anything, should I do about using Mozilla's Firefox (neilzone.co.uk)
I currently use Firefox as one of my main browsers.
Mozilla site down due to "overdue hosting payments" [fixed] (linuxmom.net)
An update on Mozilla's terms of use for Firefox (mozilla.org)
On Wednesday we shared that we’re introducing a new Terms of Use (TOU) and Privacy Notice for Firefox.
"No, we are absolutely not prepared to [fork Firefox]" (codeberg.org)
Given the immense fallout from the Mozilla TOS adjustments. Is LibreWolf prepared to fork in the long term if Mozilla continues further down this path?
Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic (arstechnica.com)
Firefox maker Mozilla deleted a promise to never sell its users' personal data and is trying to assure worried users that its approach to privacy hasn't fundamentally changed.
Mozilla responds to backlash over new terms, saying it's not using people's data (techcrunch.com)
Mozilla has responded to user backlash over the Firefox web browser’s new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for using overly broad language that appears to give the browser maker the rights to whatever data you input or upload.
Mozilla has better lawyers than PR (thelibre.news)
Two days ago, Mozilla introduced new terms of use and an updated privacy notice for Firefox.
Mozilla deletes promise not to sell Firefox users' data (osnews.com)
The hits just keep on coming. Mozilla not only changed its Privacy Notice and introduced a Terms of Use for Firefox for the first time with some pretty onerous terms, they also removed a rather specific question and answer pair from their page with frequently asked questions about Firefox, as discovered by David Gerard.