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Mozilla and Privacy (or Lack of It)
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Mozilla ☛ Firefox DNS privacy: Faster than ever, now on Android [Ed: Mozilla outsourced DNS from one's ISP to spying companies based in the US]
All web browsing starts with a DNS query to find the IP address for the desired service or website. For much of the internet’s history, this query is sent in the clear. DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) plugs this privacy leak by encrypting the DNS messages, so no one on the network, not your internet service provider or a free public WiFi provider, can eavesdrop on your browsing.In 2020, Firefox became the first browser to roll out DoH by default, starting in the United States and in 2023, we announced the Firefox DoH-by-default rollout in Canada, powered by our trusted partner, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).
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Mozilla ☛ Young people are outsmarting period tracking apps [Ed: Mozilla is outsourcing and promoting bad technology.]
This essay was originally published on The Sidebar, Mozilla’s Substack.