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Senior Software Engineer
Firefox Desktop
Mozilla
1,001-5,000 employees
Not-for-profit internet software organization prioritizing privacy
Compensation Overview
£66k - £87k/yr
Remote in UK
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- 3-5 years experience as Software Engineer
- Experience with systems-level programming on at least one major platform (Windows, macOS).
- Solid programming skills in C/C++.
- Effective communicator and collaborator, especially in distributed teams.
- Ability to break down technical work and make steady progress within project timelines.
- A collaborative mindset and a desire to contribute to team success.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of Firefox features related to installs, updates, and OS integrations.
- Help implement enhancements to the Firefox installation and update experience, using data insights to guide development.
- Tackle platform-specific challenges in low-level operating system integration on Windows and/or macOS.
- Collaborate with your manager and teammates to scope and prioritize work in alignment with the team’s goals.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussions with peers.
- Take ownership of complex bugs and lead efforts to improve the Firefox experience for hundreds of millions of users.
- Work closely with your geographically distributed team in a highly collaborative environment.
- Programming experience in Rust.
- Experience working with Windows and/or macOS APIs at a low level (e.g., Win32, Cocoa).
- Additional experience with Linux, or macOS internals.
- Contributions to open source projects.
Mozilla is a not-for-profit tech organization that develops privacy-focused web tools, led by the Firefox browser, and funds its work through partnerships, search royalties, and subscriptions like Mozilla VPN. Firefox is a free browser that protects user data and supports open standards; Mozilla also runs the Mozilla Foundation to advocate for open internet policies. It differentiates itself by reinvesting profits into mission-driven projects and open-source initiatives rather than distributing earnings to shareholders. Its goal is to create an open, accessible, and healthy internet for everyone by building user-centric tools, promoting internet literacy, and advocating for user rights online.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$3.5M
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Founded
1998
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Launch of a formal AI kill switch in Firefox 148 positions Firefox as the privacy-first AI browser option.
- Expanding Built-In VPN to Android and iOS captures the growing mobile privacy-focused market segment.
- Native PDF editing tools in Firefox 152 replace external software needs for splitting and merging documents.
What critics are saying
- 80% revenue dependence on Google search royalties creates existential vulnerability if Google shifts default to Chrome.
- Pivot to an AI browser with default features triggers user backlash and erodes Mozilla's core privacy brand identity.
- Participation in Meta-Google-Apple ad attribution system 'Attribution Level 1' contradicts Mozilla's privacy mission and risks regulatory scrutiny.
What makes Mozilla unique
- Mozilla is the only major browser with a global 'Block AI enhancements' toggle to disable all AI features.
- Mozilla operates as a mission-driven non-profit prioritizing user privacy over shareholder profits.
- Firefox integrates native Multi-Account Containers for session isolation without third-party extensions.
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↑ 0%The Humanist AI is a premier digital resource dedicated to the critical challenge of the algorithmic age: how to preserve human relevance in a rapidly evolving economy. General News Inflection AI re-enters consumer market with 'Pi Journeys' following Microsoft distraction. Inflection AI returns to consumer tech with Pi Journeys, betting on empathetic relational intelligence rather than competing in Big Tech's raw compute race. Inflection AI, the Silicon Valley startup once celebrated as a premier contender in frontier artificial intelligence, is staging a bold return to the consumer technology arena. The Palo Alto-based firm announced the creation of Inflection AI Labs alongside a new product framework dubbed Pi Journeys. This move marks a dramatic strategic evolution for a company that many industry observers had written off following a disruptive corporate restructuring earlier this year. The startup's narrative took a surreal turn in early 2024 when Microsoft executed a high-profile transaction that effectively hollowed out Inflection's core leadership. Tech giant Microsoft hired co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan, alongside the majority of Inflection's research and engineering team, while paying massive licensing fees to utilize the startup's technology. Left behind was an organization forced to completely reimagine its identity, leading to the appointment of former Mozilla chief technology officer Sean White as chief executive officer. Under White's leadership, Inflection initially signaled a pivot toward enterprise software solutions and custom model hosting for business clients. However, the unveiling of Inflection AI Labs indicates that the enterprise shift was only part of the story, as the company refuses to abandon its original vision of highly personal, conversational software. Pi Journeys introduces a structured, multi-step conversational experience designed to guide users through complex personal goals, skill acquisition, and reflective exercises over sustained periods. At the center of this product reboot is what Inflection calls relational intelligence. While industry heavyweights like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google remain locked in an aggressive compute arms race - competing on mathematical reasoning, coding efficiency, and benchmark scores - Inflection is deliberately choosing a different battleground. The company is betting that consumer affinity will ultimately favor digital companions that demonstrate empathy, active listening, and high emotional resonance over clinical intelligence. This approach directly addresses a fundamental challenge plaguing the broader consumer AI market: long-term user retention. While tens of millions of individuals have experimented with generative AI chatbots, daily sustained engagement remains notoriously difficult for developers to maintain. Most user interactions remain brief and utility-driven. By structuring conversations into guided paths focused on personal growth, wellness, and structured learning, Inflection hopes to cultivate habitual user relationships that resemble mentorship or coaching rather than standard search software. Operating outside the relentless cycle of training trillion-parameter models offers Inflection distinct operational and economic advantages. By prioritizing human-centered design and fine-tuning specialized models for conversational nuance rather than exhaustive factual retrieval, the startup can dramatically lower its infrastructure overhead. This leaner operational model allows Inflection to iterate rapidly on unique user experience features without the crushing financial burden of multi-billion-dollar compute cluster requirements. The trajectory of Inflection AI provides a compelling blueprint for medium-sized artificial intelligence companies trying to establish independence alongside tech hyper-scalers. Rather than attempting to match the massive capital investments of Big Tech, startups may find greater longevity by focusing on specialized user interfaces, distinct product personalities, and novel interaction paradigms. Whether Pi Journeys can fully recapture early consumer enthusiasm remains to be seen, but Inflection's pivot proves there is still room for creative product strategy in an industry increasingly dominated by brute force computing.
What are the least problematic tech options? The state of technology and tech companies has weighed on my mind a lot lately. This is largely from seeing even well-liked software/tech services turn out to have something unseemly behind them, along with the usual tech suspects being... the usual tech suspects. Just looking at recent events: * Sony has announced they're deleting hundreds of films customers have digitally purchased, as well as ending production of physical media for the PlayStation (with some weird backtracking exception). * The co-founder of Mullvad, a popular VPN (virtual private network) service, is revealed to be the main funder of a far-right anti-immigrant Swedish political party. Mullvad and a few others online have tried giving weak "we don't agree but it's his own money" defenses, but one guess where he got the money from to do that. * The price of Plex's lifetime pass as of July 1 is now $750, tripled from the already-hefty $250. Plex announced a new $250 tier good for five years. * The skyrocketing cost of PC parts, including RAM and hard drives, thanks to the AI gold rush snapping up equipment. I recently purchased a new 8TB external hard drive, and my choice was largely out of it being one of the few affordable/reasonable options left. (My previous 4TB external hard drive has doubled in price from when I bought it.) * Elon Musk recently became the world's first trillionaire. Again, the wealthiest person alive is someone who turned Twitter into a right-wing cesspool, is mad there's non-white versions of old cartoon characters, and feels people who look like me shouldn't exist (unless they're changing his trash). And so on. Never mind: constant streaming service price hikes; WordPress' Matt Mullenweg's bizarre rent-seeking trademark lawsuits; the CEO of Mozilla (the developer behind Firefox), Brendan Eich, resigning (and going on to create the cryptocurrency-supporting Brave browser) after he donated money to a California anti-gay marriage campaign; etc. Overall, it's frustrating that much of the state of technology is controlled by some of the worst people alive, especially for an industry that prides itself on supposedly being run by intelligent, creative people. Trying to find tech options that aren't owned by racists, aren't cartoonishly greedy, aren't shoving generative AI into everything, and respect users feels like it's asking for the Moon. No wonder Google ditched its "don't be evil" slogan... even with the bar on the ground, much of the tech industry still manages to trip over it. Still, like I did recently for streaming and home video, I thought I'd try to think of the most ideologically "pure" or least problematic tech options; I've listed the best ones below. Note nothing's perfect, but these seem like the best (or least terrible) options. Criteria. My ideal criteria: * The owners/founders aren't known to be bigots. * No open bootlicking to Trump/similar authoritarians. * DRM-free. * AI-free. * Based on open standards. * Not greedy. Open-source software is often free to users (which is technically FOSS), but doesn't have to be. It's based on open standards, so users aren't locked into a specific platform or piece of software. Technically inclined people can also contribute to said software's development. Most projects also outright bar AI contributions and/or make AI based features strictly up to users to install on their own. That said, some open-source software isn't as slick or user-friendly as proprietary options. Among popular open-source software: * Linux distributions such as Linux Mint and Fedora. * LibreOffice. * Firefox (though it's taken some hits lately thanks to Mozilla) and its forks, such as LibreWolf and Waterfox. * VLC media player. Self-hosting/do-it-yourself (DIY). Self-hosting is one way to avoid subscriptions, and own one's own software/services/media. One popular example is running a media server, such as Plex or Jellyfin; I run the latter. Hosting my own music, TV shows, and movies means content won't be erased on a company's whim, will run on all of my devices (no DRM), and isn't directly supporting the likes of Joe Rogan (Spotify) or the Ellisons (Paramount/soon also Warner Bros.). Unfortunately, the aforementioned AI craze means the cost of setting up a home server has gone up. There's also the tech skills required to do this. Another option that doesn't require any skills or money is just going old-school: copying media files to one's devices. Phones and tablets still have built-in media players (or third-party ones can be downloaded), and one can just copy MP3s and videos from one's computer. No need to go buy a 90s-era cassette Walkman or find a still-functioning iPod. Independent or smaller companies. Some independent or smaller tech companies avoid some tech downsides. They're less likely to pull an Adobe and go the crass rent-seeking route, or start sucking up to authoritarian governments for corporate reasons. That said, this still has downsides. Like open-source software, some mainstream corporate software might be all but required depending on one's job. And as Mullvad's situation reveals, being indie doesn't mean the owners or founders aren't some dollar-store Elon Musk wannabes. Social networks that are based on open standards, such as Mastodon (based on ActivityPub) and Bluesky (based on AT Protocol), exist. While these have their own flaws, they do mean that they aren't based on proprietary standards like Twitter or Facebook. Even if a racist billionaire tries to get involved, someone can always fork it into their own social network. Creative Commons or public domain licensed media. Media licensed for Creative Commons use, or that's entered the public domain, is an option for creators. Instead of using AI to generate images, one can just use stock photos from any number of online sources. Said images are also free, with some type of attribution or usage requirements depending on the Creative Commons license. DRM-free media. DRM-free media avoids one's media being locked to a specific company. It doesn't matter if the media's owners sell their company to private equity interests at the first sign of money dangled in front of them, or the owners want to delete it from their servers for as a tax write-off/residual dodge - the media is yours outright. Unfortunately, DRM-free media varies in availability. Music is pretty much all DRM-free, and can be bought from various sources (Bandcamp, Apple Music, CDs, etc.). Comics have some DRM-free options, but superhero fans are out of luck, as DC and Marvel are owned by Warner Bros./Disney. Meanwhile, Hollywood would sooner jump off a cliff than make any of their TV shows or movies DRM-free, so options there require third-party workarounds (such as ripping DVDs and Blu-rays). Conclusion. The above options aren't perfect. Some require spending some money, having tech skills/learning new skills, and/or aren't as convenient as mainstream options. Still, they do seem like the best options among the Googles, Facebooks, and Adobes of the world. I can't guarantee the people behind the aforementioned tech aren't trying to be the next Peter Thiel or Sam Altman, or don't secretly want to send all Black/LGBTQ people to Mars, but anything helps. Again, it's also why the tech industry needs vast improvements in diversity. It's important the tech industry see more involvement by people of color (especially underrepresented Black and Latino people), LGBTQ folk, and women, if its problems are to be fixed.
The great browser shift: how privacy changes are revolutionizing the web. As the online landscape continues to evolve, browser privacy changes are taking center stage, leaving website owners and developers scrambling to adapt. With the increasing demand for online security and data protection, browsers are stepping up their game to provide users with a safer and more private browsing experience. But what does this mean for your website, and how can you prepare for the impending changes? In this article, AnnotationBase'll delve into the world of browser privacy changes, exploring the key developments, their impact on websites, and the essential steps you need to take to stay ahead of the curve. Understanding the browser privacy landscape. The browser landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the growing concern over online privacy and data protection. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari are leading the charge, introducing new features and updates that prioritize user privacy. One of the most notable changes is the introduction of anti-tracking features, which aim to limit the ability of websites to track users across the web. For instance, Google Chrome's latest update includes a new cookie classification system, which categorizes cookies into first-party and third-party cookies, with the latter being subject to stricter privacy controls. Another significant development is the rise of privacy-focused browsers, such as Brave and Tor, which are gaining popularity among users who value online anonymity. These browsers offer advanced features like ad-blocking, tracker blocking, and encryption, making it challenging for websites to collect user data. As a website owner, it's essential to understand these changes and their implications on your online presence. By prioritizing user privacy and adapting to the new browser landscape, you can build trust with your audience and stay competitive in the market. The impact of browser privacy changes on websites. The browser privacy changes have far-reaching implications for websites, affecting everything from advertising and analytics to user experience and conversion rates. One of the most significant impacts is on third-party cookies, which are widely used for tracking and advertising purposes. With browsers cracking down on third-party cookies, websites may struggle to collect accurate user data, making it challenging to deliver personalized experiences and targeted ads. Moreover, the changes may also affect website analytics, as browsers restrict the ability to track user behavior and demographics. This can lead to inaccurate metrics, making it difficult for website owners to measure the effectiveness of their online strategies. However, this also presents an opportunity for websites to focus on first-party data, building direct relationships with their users and collecting data through explicit consent. By prioritizing transparency and user trust, websites can create a more sustainable and privacy-friendly data collection strategy. Preparing your website for browser privacy changes. To prepare your website for the browser privacy changes, it's essential to take a proactive approach, focusing on transparency, user consent, and data minimization. Here are some actionable steps you can take: * Review your cookie policy: Ensure that your website has a clear and concise cookie policy, explaining the types of cookies used, their purpose, and the data collected. * Implement first-party data collection: Focus on collecting data directly from your users, using explicit consent and transparent opt-in mechanisms. * Use privacy-friendly analytics tools: Consider using analytics tools that prioritize user privacy, such as Google Analytics 4, which offers more granular controls over data collection and processing. * Optimize for user experience: Prioritize user experience, focusing on fast page loads, intuitive navigation, and minimal disruptions, to reduce the reliance on third-party cookies and tracking scripts. By taking these steps, you can future-proof your website, ensuring that you're prepared for the evolving browser landscape and the growing demand for online privacy. The future of browser privacy: what to expect. As the browser privacy landscape continues to evolve, AnnotationBase can expect even more significant changes on the horizon. One of the most anticipated developments is the introduction of a new web standard, called the Privacy Sandbox, which aims to provide a more private and secure advertising ecosystem. The Privacy Sandbox will enable websites to deliver personalized ads without relying on third-party cookies, using advanced technologies like machine learning and differential privacy. Another exciting development is the growth of federated learning, which allows websites to collect user data in a decentralized and privacy-friendly manner. Federated learning enables websites to train machine learning models on user devices, without requiring the transmission of sensitive data to centralized servers. As these technologies mature, AnnotationBase can expect to see a significant shift in the way websites collect and process user data, prioritizing transparency, security, and user consent. In conclusion, the browser privacy changes are revolutionizing the web, presenting both challenges and opportunities for website owners and developers. By understanding the key developments, their impact on websites, and the essential steps to take, you can prepare your website for the impending changes and stay ahead of the curve. Remember to prioritize transparency, user consent, and data minimization, focusing on first-party data collection and privacy-friendly analytics tools. As the browser landscape continues to evolve, stay informed, adapt to the changes, and prioritize user trust to ensure a sustainable and successful online presence.
Internet Society appoints Raegan MacDonald as Vice President of Global Advocacy and Internet Policy. DC, UNITED STATES, July 6, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - The Internet Society announced the appointment of Raegan MacDonald as its new Vice President of Global Advocacy and Internet Policy, further strengthening the organization's leadership as it advances its mission to protect and promote an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet. Raegan brings more than 15 years of international experience shaping technology policy, leading global advocacy teams, and building coalitions across governments, civil society, academia, and industry. She joins the Internet Society following a distinguished career at the forefront of digital rights, Internet governance, and technology policy. In her new role, Raegan will lead the Internet Society's global advocacy and Internet policy portfolio, working across the organization to strengthen the organization's influence on the policies, partnerships, and decisions that shape the future of the Internet. She will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Internet Society to ensure the organization's technical expertise, programmatic work, and policy priorities translate into meaningful global impact. "We are delighted to welcome Raegan to the Internet Society. Her expertise in global technology policy, collaborative leadership, and proven ability to build partnerships will be invaluable as we continue advancing our mission." - Yogesh Khanna, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Internet Society "I am thrilled to join the Internet Society and its global community. Technology policy has a profound impact on people's everyday lives, and I look forward to working with colleagues, partners, and communities around the world to help ensure that the Internet remains open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy for everyone." - Raegan MacDonald, Vice President of Global Advocacy and Internet Policy, Internet Society Before joining the Internet Society, Raegan served as Director of Global Public Policy at Mozilla, where she led the organization's public policy presence in Brussels and internationally. Most recently, she served as Director of Policy Leadership at Aspiration, where she founded the Policy Leadership Initiative, a program designed to mentor and advance the next generation of diverse digital policy leaders through skill-building, strategic development, and community. Earlier in her career, she established Access Now's Brussels office, leading the organization's European advocacy. She has also served as a board member of European Digital Rights (EDRi) and as the founding Board Chair of the Digital Freedom Fund. About the Internet Society Founded in 1992 by Internet pioneers, the Internet Society is a global non-profit organization working to ensure the Internet is for everyone. Through its community of members, special interest groups, and 130+ chapters worldwide, the organization defends and promotes Internet policies, standards, and protocols that keep the Internet open, globally connected, and secure. For more information, please visit internetsociety.org. Media Relations Internet Society +1 703-439-2120 [email protected] Visit National Capital Daily on social media: LinkedIn Bluesky Instagram Facebook YouTube X Other Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. National Capital Daily do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Cloudflare, Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft are developing a mechanism to filter out web bots. Cloudflare, Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, and Shopify have unveiled a joint project to develop and standardize the Private Access Control Tokens (PACT) protocol, which will separate real users and legitimate bots from spam traffic and uncontrolled AI bot activity while preserving user privacy. The new protocol is claimed to enable filtering bot traffic on websites using anonymous tokens, eliminating CAPTCHA requests, mandatory authentication, and cookie tracking. The idea is that services that have reason to believe a user is a real person, for example, after successful authentication or anti-bot verification, will issue anonymous tokens to the user. The user's browser can then present these tokens to other websites as proof that the request is not automated. This approach will allow verification checks already passed on one site to be used to connect to other sites without additional verification. The protocol is designed so that websites cannot use tokens to identify the user or restore browsing history. The initiative was prompted by the growing share of automated traffic from AI agents, crawlers, and scrapers that pretend to be requests from regular users, ignore robots.txt rules, and create a huge parasitic load on servers. Previously, Cloudflare proposed using Web Bot Auth for bot authentication. This mechanism relies on attaching a cryptographic signature to bot HTTP requests to make access decisions based on verifiable data rather than IP addresses or easily forged User-Agent field contents. One potential risk associated with the implementation of the PACT protocol is that the mechanism created for voluntary user confirmation could turn into a mandatory filter for accessing websites and become a barrier whereby programs, browsers, and users would have to prove that they deserve access. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) previously highlighted a similar issue in its criticism of the Web Environment Integrity API and remote attestation. Such mechanisms allow website owners to block unwanted browsers, operating systems, and automation tools, framing this as a means of combating fraud and malicious activity. The EFF acknowledges that bot problems are real, but considers it unacceptable to address them by introducing new restrictions and infringing on users' rights to manage their own computers. Source: opennet.ru A ProHoster specialist with over seven years of experience in hosting, network infrastructure, and internet security. I participate in the development and maintenance of server solutions, VPN services, and client platforms. I specialize in stability, data protection, and service optimization for clients. I regularly monitor updates in industry standards and best practices.