BrianKrebsFeb 13, 2025

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 people-search companies. Shortly after that investigation was published, Mozilla said it would stop bundling Onerep with the Firefox browser and wind down its partnership with the company. But nearly a year later, Mozilla is still promoting it to Firefox users.

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. But if it takes so long to find a suitable replacement, what does that say about the personal data removal industry itself?

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/nearly-a-year-later-mozilla-is-still-promoting-onerep/

Nearly a Year Later, Mozilla is Still Promoting OneRep – Krebs on Security

Show threadMichael WestergaardFeb 13, 2025
Focusing on the industry is missing the point: why does the US allow legit companies selling their customer data in the first place? This is almost entirely a US problem.

Why does the US insist on inventing insane technological solutions like a blockchain to fix a US-only broken banking system instead of looking at working solutions abroad?
Show threadjollyrogue

@michael Capitalism. They’re selling the cure to the problem they created, and increasing the monetization of life in the process.

@briankrebs

Feb 15, 2025 at 6:06pmWeb