• Mozilla ends partnership with Onerep due to CEO’s ties to data broker
  • Onerep’s data removal service bundled into Mozilla’s Monitor Plus subscription
  • Onerep CEO admits to owning people-search websites, leading to end of partnership with Mozilla. Transition plan in progress.
  • Dojan@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This is fantastic. That said, Mozilla should really reconsider their own CEO too.

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      8 months ago

      Are you referring to the foundation president Mark Surman or the corporation CEO Laura Chambers? She seems to be an interim position holder, so I guess whatcha referring to?

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        8 months ago

        Laura. Her past affiliations are concerning. I’m aware she’s seated on an interim position, but I can’t imagine that there weren’t any better candidates.

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    8 months ago

    This is what companies that actually care about privacy do. People over profits

    Edit: actually, I’m not quite that naive, there’s certainly a business motive here. Cut the dead weight before it drags you down. Still, a good move nonetheless

      • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        I had a car with a bad alternator and took it to a shop, manager quoted me $150 then called an hour later to say he’d picked the wrong version of my car on the computer, mine would be $100 more but he said “a deals a deal so we’ll do it for the 150.”

        Every other car problem I had after, straight to that shop cause I knew they’d do solid work and charge me fairly. Putting people before profits means retaining workers and getting loyal customers

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          8 months ago

          It definitely makes sense to anyone with the ability to see past their nose. I wish companies like Comcast and Verizon could see it.

          • Pips@lemmy.sdf.org
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            8 months ago

            Monopolies for modern necessities (the internet and phone) don’t have to worry about customer retention.

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    8 months ago

    If only politicians were held up to the same standards when it came to being in positions of conflict of interest.

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      8 months ago

      We’d have to abolish everyone currently in office and start over.

      Which would be beautiful.