"The Mozilla community envisions a world where we protect our privacy online, we control our personal data, and we use AI that is trustworthy."
No, you do not prioritize those goals. You have chosen instead to prioritize "ethical" surveillance capitalism, an oxymoron reflective of your institution's decision to prioritize continued surveillance capitalism funding at the expense of those purported goals.
blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/im…
So long as you continue down that path, I have absolutely no interest in providing any resources to assist you.
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Here's why your donation matters so much at this moment:
The Mozilla community envisions a world where we protect our privacy online, we control our personal data, and we use AI that is trustworthy. Together we are taking on irresponsible tech companies to ensure that technology prioritizes people over profits.
An open internet is the most powerful communication and collaboration resource we have ever seen. It embodies some of our deepest hopes for human progress -- but we have also seen the power of the internet to magnify divisiveness, incite violence, promote hatred, and intentionally manipulate fact and reality. The Mozilla community is rooted in our aspirations and shared values for the human experience of the internet.
But our aspirations will not come to life on their own -- it is up to our movement to ensure that the internet and the future of AI are a force for good.
We have an incredible amount of work ahead of us, which is why reaching our fundraising goal of $4,354,000 USD is so important. So we're asking one more time:
Can you make a $10 USD contribution to Mozilla today? Every contribution will fund our movement to reclaim the internet.
Thank you for being a part of the Mozilla community.
Michael Whitney
Director, Digital Engagement
Mozilla
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Improving online advertising through product and infrastructure
Mozilla is developing privacy-focused digital advertising solutions, aiming to reshape the industry while respecting users' rights.Laura Chambers (The Mozilla Blog)
yoasif
in reply to Preston Maness ☭ • • •You may enjoy my take on this: quippd.com/writing/2024/10/13/…
> Unfortunately, after studying each proposal, I predict they will inadvertently lend themselves to further incentivize the publication and spread of low-quality information (including misinformation), polluting the information landscape and threatening democracies worldwide.
Protecting Your Privacy While Eroding Your Democracy: Apple’s and Mozilla’s PPAs (Privacy Preserving Ad Attribution) Considered Harmful
Asif YoussuffPreston Maness ☭
in reply to yoasif • • •@yoasif Thanks! It was a good read 👍 My main takeaway from it is that online advertising itself is largely unfit for consumption; whether it tramples on individuals or communities, it tramples all the same. If the consequence of a rejection of online advertising is a smaller world wide web powered by circulation/subscription revenue rather than ad revenue, then I say so be it.
It also reminded me of @aral's "Free is a Lie" lecture/presentation/talk:
ar.al/talks/
Talks
Aral Balkan