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Mozilla is indirectly funded by Google, yes. They don't have ownership. It's the same way that the NY Times is indirectly funded by Mazda. They pay for ads.
by hendersoon 6y ago
Mozilla is indirectly funded by Google, yes. They don't have ownership. It's the same way that the NY Times is indirectly funded by Mazda. They pay for ads.
- bioipbiop 6y agoSo that’s why Paul Krugman’s latest article was making the point that Jerome Powell’s handling of monetary policy pales in comparison to the handling found in a Mazda CX-5!
- paulcarroty 6y agoMozilla is funded by Google and also sends user data to Google: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14753546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14753546 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1165858896176660480.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1165858896176660480.html
- cerberusss 6y agoIt would inform people better if you would be more precise here. According to the links, the "Get Add-ons" view in Firefox uses Google Analytics to collect aggregate visitor statistics. Furthermore they note that they negotiated a special contract with Google to only collect a subset of data.
- paulcarroty 6y agoI don't believe any kind of personal or special contracts/negotiations/etc will deny Google to track analytics.google.com connection logs. So, "private browser" and Google servers aren't compatible by design.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Mozilla is indirectly funded by Google, yes There's nothing indirect about Google cutting checks directly to Mozilla.