![]() ![]() ![]() Our advocacy here also stems from Principle 4 of Mozilla’s Manifesto: “Individuals’ security and privacy on the internet are fundamental and must not be treated as optional.” The status quo of US government surveillance violates this principle and can threaten the human rights of journalists, dissidents, and even members of Congress. These principles were created in the aftermath of the Snowden revelations of 2013 that showed the world the catastrophic breadth of US government surveillance. Our Surveillance Principles for a Secure, Trusted Internet have served as the guiding force of our advocacy in this space. Mozilla has advocated through dozens of blog posts, regulatory filings, and amicus briefs for more transparency and due process in government surveillance in the United States. Amid the regular drumbeat of revelations regarding the abuses of the program, Mozilla calls on Congress to significantly reform FISA now.įISA Reform is Critical for Civil Liberties and Human Rights It’s also based on customised versions of the Mozilla applications - you’ll find a web browser, an email client, IRC chat client and a web editor for producing your own homepage.Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire at the end of the year. It’s not a new suite of Internet software, as it’s been around for a few years. Mozilla have achieved this with their SeaMonkey suite. For this reason, anyone who can produce a fully-integrated all-in-one Internet suite, is on to a winner. ![]() However, with some many choices, options and solutions, it’s easy for these tools to interact poorly. More recently things have changed somewhat and users have realised that third-party developers can design and produce software that enhances their browsing experience. Internet suites became somewhat redundant and the Internet was dominated by one browser and one key developer. One particular suite, Turnpike, was sold to Demon Internet, for millions of pounds, before Microsoft started to take the Internet more seriously (read: build apps into the operating system).Īfter this, users could install Windows and find Internet Explorer, basic email and a dialup client that enabled them to connect to their ISP with few issues. Indeed, I ran a business based around producing a suite of software that got users on to the net with ease. ![]() Back in the late 90s, the rage was to make Internet software as easy to use as possible. ![]()
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