▲ 1455 ▼ Mozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments Mozilla ends partnership with Onerep due to CEO's ties to data broker Onerep's data removal service bundled into Mozilla's Monitor Plus subscription Onerep CEO admits to owning people-search websites, leading to end of partnership with Mozilla. Transition plan in progress.
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago (6 children) How can't non-profits lose money ? I don't understand permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jeffw@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) They need to make money. They need to pay bills and pay employees. If you’re losing money, you have to fire people or downsize, just like any other business. Or borrow money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (4 children) So they're always immune to losing money ? are they protected by law in this regard ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I think I wasn’t clear. They can’t lose money if they want to remain in business is what I should have said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You were clear. The other guy was being a pedant or an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Kindly get fucked, if you don't mind (I hope my English comes across well) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* Ok it all makes sense in retrospect... thanks (synonymous with "They cannot afford to lose money") permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) They need to make money. They need to pay bills and pay employees. If you’re losing money, you have to fire people or downsize, just like any other business. Or borrow money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (4 children) So they're always immune to losing money ? are they protected by law in this regard ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I think I wasn’t clear. They can’t lose money if they want to remain in business is what I should have said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You were clear. The other guy was being a pedant or an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Kindly get fucked, if you don't mind (I hope my English comes across well) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* Ok it all makes sense in retrospect... thanks (synonymous with "They cannot afford to lose money") permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (4 children) So they're always immune to losing money ? are they protected by law in this regard ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I think I wasn’t clear. They can’t lose money if they want to remain in business is what I should have said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You were clear. The other guy was being a pedant or an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Kindly get fucked, if you don't mind (I hope my English comes across well) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* Ok it all makes sense in retrospect... thanks (synonymous with "They cannot afford to lose money") permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sorry, I think I wasn’t clear. They can’t lose money if they want to remain in business is what I should have said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You were clear. The other guy was being a pedant or an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Kindly get fucked, if you don't mind (I hope my English comes across well) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* Ok it all makes sense in retrospect... thanks (synonymous with "They cannot afford to lose money") permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You were clear. The other guy was being a pedant or an idiot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Kindly get fucked, if you don't mind (I hope my English comes across well) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Kindly get fucked, if you don't mind (I hope my English comes across well) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* Ok it all makes sense in retrospect... thanks (synonymous with "They cannot afford to lose money") permalink fedilink source parent