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Mozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by AnActOfCreation to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean, in some situations those two I mentioned are but I've been in the position to easily switch service to another company and that doesn't change their behavior at all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"So the problem is it's too easy to switch. Let's change that!" - some CEO, probably

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

They 100% have been having that conversation since the 50s if not earlier

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Some CEO to another, at a ski chalet where they totally don’t collude at the spa.