Mozilla acquires an online ad agency

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Mozilla acquires an online ad agency

Unread post by ron_1 » 2024-06-29, 22:12

File this under "For what it's worth." Mozilla has acquired an online ad agency.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-anonym-raising-the-bar-for-privacy-preserving-digital-advertising/

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Re: Mozilla acquires an online ad agency

Unread post by Moonchild » 2024-06-29, 22:23

I'm a bit confused. How does acquiring an ad agency help Mozilla, exactly? How are they going to "integrate" this subsidiary into Firefox and how are they going to use it otherwise? The article is very thin on the details.

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Re: Mozilla acquires an online ad agency

Unread post by ron_1 » 2024-06-29, 22:29

Moonchild wrote:
2024-06-29, 22:23
The article is very thin on the details.
Probably on purpose.

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Re: Mozilla acquires an online ad agency

Unread post by frostknight » 2024-06-30, 00:49

ron_1 wrote:
2024-06-29, 22:29
Moonchild wrote:
2024-06-29, 22:23
The article is very thin on the details.
Probably on purpose.
That would make sense, they probably don't want their users to revolt on them.