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Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy (fortune.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Mozilla Corp., which manages the open-source Firefox browser, announced today that Mitchell Baker is stepping down as CEO to focus on AI and internet safety as chair of the nonprofit foundation. Laura Chambers, a Mozilla board member and entrepreneur with experience at Airbnb, PayPal, and eBay, will step in as interim CEO to run operations until a permanent replacement is found.

https://archive.is/rmMEb

Official Blog Post: A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Pivots to data privacy? What was their focus before?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Burning foxes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

That's so messed up. Going to donate all of my money to Opera GX now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

In recent years they had focused toward providing features to sync between Mozilla services. I don't know if that was a primary focus or not, but their branding has been "we're privacy focused" for a while anyway...