Mozilla Corporation

Mozilla is a technology organization, widely known as the developer of the Firefox web browser, and operates with a stated mission to prioritize user privacy and an open internet. It is not a data broker in the traditional sense; its primary revenue is generated through royalty agreements with search engine providers, such as Google, which are set as the default search option in Firefox. While Mozilla collects technical and interaction data from its products to improve them, it maintains that it does not sell personal information in the way commercial data brokers do. Recent changes to its privacy notice, removing a definitive statement about never selling data, have caused concern, though the company attributes this to evolving legal definitions of "selling." The main privacy risks associated with its products stem from the potential for any large dataset to be compromised, rather than from the intentional sale of personal profiles. Mozilla also offers a service called Mozilla Monitor, which helps users identify and remove their information from actual data broker sites. Individuals can protect themselves by reviewing and managing the telemetry and data collection settings within Firefox and other Mozilla products, and by remaining cautious about the information they share online.