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  • FCC questions how to enforce net neutrality rules

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission needs to create explicit rules that tell broadband providers what traffic management techniques they can and cannot use if the agency has any hope of enforcing its proposed net neutrality rules, some advocates told the agency Friday.

    Written by Grant Gross20 Sept. 14 05:20
  • Net neutrality advocates plan slow-lane protest

    Several high-profile websites -- including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla and Meetup -- will display spinning-wheel icons next Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors the Internet slow lanes they say will appear if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission doesn't pass strong net neutrality regulations.

    Written by Grant Gross06 Sept. 14 05:34
  • Reddit, Mozilla, Imgur and others in slowdown protest over net neutrality rules

    A consortium of some of the Internet's most visited websites, including reddit, Imgur, Wordpress, and Mozilla, will prominently display a spinning red loading icon on Wednesday, September 10, in a protest against planned FCC rules changes that would undermine the principals of net neutrality.

    Written by Jon Gold05 Sept. 14 06:25
  • Mozilla warns of leaky developer network database

    Mozilla's website for developers leaked email addresses and encrypted passwords of registered users for about a month due to a database error, the organization said Friday.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk04 Aug. 14 12:01
  • Mozilla's JPEG compression slims down file sizes

    Mozilla has released an updated version of its JPEG compression tool that shaves down file sizes by 5 percent, a small figure but one that is significant for image-intensive Web services such as Facebook.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk16 July 14 16:11
  • Build mobile apps directly within the Firefox browser

    Programmers who may be curious about building mobile apps but aren't sure how to get started could get a hand from Mozilla, which is testing a new code editor, called WebIDE, which will be built into the Firefox browser.

    Written by Joab Jackson25 June 14 07:17
  • New software targets hard-to-understand privacy policies

    Have you ever tried to read a website's privacy policy only to give up after slogging through paragraphs and paragraphs of dense, lawyerly language? Privacy-focused companies Disconnect and TRUSTe have released a new browser add-on that attempts to translate those policies into easy-to-understand terms.

    Written by Grant Gross24 June 14 06:04
  • 'Do not track'? Oh what the heck, go ahead

    Chalk up another victory for corporate surveillance: Five years after advocates came up with an easy way to let you browse the Web with just a little privacy, the Do Not Track system is in tatters and that pair of boots you looked at online last month is still stalking you from website to website.

    Written by Zach Miners22 May 14 10:41
  • Mozilla proposes new version of net neutrality rules

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should reclassify portions of broadband networks as regulated, common-carrier services to preserve net neutrality protections, Mozilla has said in a new petition to the agency.

    Written by Grant Gross06 May 14 03:59
  • In Pictures: Firefox 29

    Mozilla brings its A-game to the latest version of Firefox browser.

    Written by Jon Gold30 April 14 08:10
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