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I didn't realize the facebook execs Mozilla acqui-hired last year have been promoted! I was assuming they were still just heading the ads division of Mozilla, but oh boy, I fucking wish.

Now the
former Senior VP of Marketing of facebook (2008-2022, the finest years of facebook) is the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of the entire Mozilla.

And the
former VP of Ads in Facebook (2012-2022), is now the Senior VP of Product of Mozilla.

Let me repeat this:

The guy who used to lead the facebook team that was literally "
advertising to teenagers based on their emotional state" is now the guy who decides the direction of Firefox as a product. But hey, let's keep giving Mozilla the benefit of the doubt uh? I'm sure these people-who-should-be-on-trial-in-the-hague are going to do great things for the community!



edit: Bradwood has been promoted to Chief Business Officer of the Mozilla Corporation, not Chief Financial Officer, my bad

edit2: as
@[email protected] pointed out, even if Graham Mudd's title is "SVP of Product", the bio in his page talks about him as the SVP of Product for the Mozilla Ads division specifically. So it may be the case that he hasn't been promoted and he's just on top of the ad division. That being said, Mozilla doesn't have a Chief Product Officer anymore, and that makes Mudd the most senior product person in the entire Mozilla organization, outranking the VP that seems to be org-wide.
Mozilla Leadership

Mozilla

Nächste Woche Donnerstag ist wieder der letzte Donnerstag des Monats.

Security Meetup Time in Paderborn.

🗓️26. März 2026
⏰ 19:00 Uhr
🏠 AKKA, Giersstraße 31, 33098 Paderborn
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 für alle, die sich zu IT-Sicherheitsthemen austauschen, etwas konstruktives beitragen oder einfach etwas lernen möchten.

#Securitymeetup
#AKKA
#ItSec
#Cybersecurity

Google sets new 24-hour process to sideload unverified developers Android apps. That is right. Now you can't load apps without google's permission and flow control. Who knows after sometime they might think 72 hours delay is needed and so on. More info https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification.html?m=1

Google says this is to stop malware from stealing passwords, OTPs, and bank/card info. Do you think these steps will actually stop scammers who call and pressure people into installing malicious apps?

Eiskalte, Windige und Neblige Eiswanderung 🥶 | Dermbacher Hütte & Dermbacher Klippen

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Nach mehr als einem Jahr muss ich eingestehen: Mein Versuch, auf #X Gegenpositionen gegen die algorithmisch verstärkten rechtsextremen Inhalte aufzubauen, ist gescheitert. Kritische oder sachliche Beiträge werden an einen winzigen Bruchteil meiner Follower ausgespielt. So haben sie eine lächerlich geringe Reichweite. X ist ein Verstärkermedium für rassistische und sonstige Hassmails und keine Plattform für ernsthafte Diskussion und Informationsaustausch
A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4,000 Developer Machines

A prompt injection in a GitHub issue triggered a chain reaction that ended with 4,000 developers getting OpenClaw installed without consent. The attack composes well-understood vulnerabilities into something new: one AI tool bootstrapping another.

So Duo (the multifactor authentication service that #infosec loves) has integrated with Persona (the privacy destroying, Peter Thiel backed, AI-linked, facial scanning and mapping "identity verification" software)

You know the recent Discord snafu that received such massive pushback and caused so many people to leave Discord that they've dropped their identity verification?

Yeah, that Persona.

Duo integrates it into Duo Premier, Duo Advantage, and even Duo Essentials...

...which means many working class folks will have no option but to be enrolled into and use Persona...

...or be fired.

https://duo.com/docs/identity-verification

#Duo #Persona #Privacy #Discord #AI

Mit der Reform des #Heizungsgesetzes suggeriert die Politik, wir könnten die #Gasheizung retten, indem wir auf grünen #Wasserstoff setzen. Doch die Physik zeigt: Dieser Weg ist so ineffizient, dass er sich nicht rechnen kann. So verlieren wir nur wertvolle Zeit bei der #Energiewende und beim #Klimaschutz – und bleiben weiterhin von riskanten Erdgasimporten abhängig. Wem nutzt das eigentlich? 🤔

Digitale Unabhängigkeit - Klappe, die Zweite!

Am 01.03.2026 um 17:00 Uhr laden wir euch ins AKKA (Giersstr. 31, Paderborn) ein.

Thema: Fediverse - Unabhängige soziale Netzwerke - dieses Mal beleuchten wir gemeinsam die Gefahren gängiger sozialer Netzwerke und stellen euch Alternativen vor. Dabei gehen wir sowohl auf das Fediverse als auch auf Mastodon ein.

Eintritt kostenlos, Essen & Trinken vorhanden, Spenden willkommen. Weitere Infos: https://c3pb.de/blog/digital-independence-day-zu-fediverse-und-mastodon.html

#diday #paderborn #cccRegio