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Mozilla is still promoting Onerep almost a year after KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the founder of the personal data removal service Onerep also founded dozens of people-search companies. Mozilla said it would stop bundling Onerep with the Firefox browser and wind down its partnership. It’s a win-win for Mozilla that they’ve received accolades for their principled response while continuing to partner with Onerep almost a year later.

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References:

• Privacy Guides Community - Latest topics - Reddit thread about Mozilla's promotion of OneRep. - 6d
• @AAKL - Information on Mozilla's decision to continue its partnership with OneRep. - 6d
• @briankrebs - Today's piece is another recent post here repurposed into a story. In mid-March 2024, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the founder of the personal data removal service Onerep also founded dozens of peopl - 6d
• Over Security - Cybersecurity news aggregator - Nearly a Year Later, Mozilla is Still Promoting OneRep - 6d
• krebsonsecurity.com - Nearly a Year Later, Mozilla is Still Promoting OneRep - 6d
• CISO2CISO.COM & CYBER SECURITY GROUP - CISO2CISO article reporting on Mozilla's continued promotion of OneRep after KrebsOnSecurity's investigation. - 5d

Classification:

• HashTags: Mozilla Onerep Privacy
• Company: Mozilla
• Target: Firefox users
• Product: Firefox
• Feature: data removal
• Type: HighRisk
• Severity: Medium