Mozilla Mornings: Choice or Illusion? Tackling Harmful Design Practices
The first edition of Mozilla Mornings in 2024 will explore the impact of harmful design on consumers in the digital world and the role regulation can play in addressing such practices. In the evolving...
View ArticleMozilla Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Software Interoperability
In modern technology, interoperability between programs is crucial to the usability of applications, user choice, and healthy competition. Today Mozilla has joined an amicus brief at the Ninth Circuit,...
View ArticleMozilla joins allies to co-sign an amicus brief in State of Nevada vs. Meta...
Mozilla recently signed onto an amicus brief – alongside the Electronic Frontier Foundation , the Internet Society, Signal, and a broad coalition of other allies – on the Nevada Attorney General’s...
View ArticleMozilla, Center for Democracy and Technology call for openness and...
Update | 27 March 2024: Mozilla has submitted its comments to the NTIA’s consultation on openness in AI models referenced in this blog post originally. Drawing on Mozilla’s own history as part of the...
View ArticlePathways to a fairer digital world: shaping EU rules to increase consumer...
In the evolving digital landscape, where every click, swipe, and interaction shapes people’s daily lives, the need for robust consumer protection has never been more paramount. The propagation of...
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How the U.S. Government is leading by example on artificial intelligence
For years, the U.S. government has seen the challenges and opportunities of leveraging AI to advance its mission. Federal agencies have tried to use facial recognition to identify suspects and...
View ArticleMozilla provides feedback to ACM’s DSA Guidelines
The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) has taken effect, ushering in a new era of accountability, transparency, and responsibility for digital platforms. Mozilla has actively supported the DSA – and its...
View ArticleNet Neutrality is Back!
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules and protect consumers online. We applaud this decision to keep the internet open and accessible to...
View ArticleWork Gets Underway on a New Federal Privacy Proposal
At Mozilla, safeguarding privacy has been core to our mission for decades — we believe that individuals’ security and privacy on the Internet are fundamental and must not be treated as optional. We...
View ArticleThe UK’s Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill will spark the UK’s...
In today’s digital age, an open and competitive ecosystem with a diverse range of players is essential for building a resilient economy. New products and ideas must have the opportunity to grow to give...
View ArticleMozilla’s Policy Vision for the new EU Mandate: Advancing Openness, Privacy,...
Greater openness, privacy, fair competition, and meaningful choice online have never been more paramount. With the new European Commission mandate kicking in, we put forward a series of policy...
View ArticleNTIA Affirms the Importance of Openness in AI
This week, we got an eagerly anticipated look at how the US Government is thinking about openness and AI, a question that we’re focusing on a lot at Mozilla. On Tuesday, the National Telecommunications...
View ArticleMozilla, EleutherAI, and Hugging Face Provide Comments on California’s SB 1047
Update as of August 30, 2024: In recent weeks, as SB 1047 has made its way through the CA legislature, Mozilla has spoken about the risks the bill holds in publications like Semafor, The Hill, and the...
View ArticlePrivacy-Preserving Attribution: Testing for a New Era of Privacy in Digital...
The internet has become a massive web of surveillance, with advertisers and advertising platforms collecting detailed information about people’s online activity. At Mozilla, we believe this information...
View ArticleDatenschutzfreundliche Werbemessung: Testen für einen neuen Weg beim...
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View ArticleManaging Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models — Mozilla Submits...
In July 2024, the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI), under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released draft guidance on Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models. This...
View ArticleHow Lawmakers Can Help People Take Control of Their Privacy
At Mozilla, we’ve long advocated for universal opt-out mechanisms that empower people to easily assert their privacy rights. A prime example of this is Global Privacy Control (GPC), a feature built...
View ArticleMozilla Responds to BIS’ Proposed Rule on Reporting Requirements for the...
Lately, we’ve talked a lot about the importance of ensuring that governments take into account open source, especially when it comes to AI. We submitted comments to NIST on Dual-Use Foundation Models...
View ArticleMozilla Participates to Ofcom’s Draft Transparency Reporting Guidance
On 4th October 2024, Mozilla provided our input to Ofcom’s consultation on its draft transparency reporting guidance. Transparency plays a crucial role in promoting accountability and public trust,...
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