The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. The move comes just days after a report by KrebsOnSecurity forced Onerep’s CEO to admit that he has founded dozens of people-search networks over the years.
Mozilla only began bundling Onerep in Firefox last month, when it announced the reputation service would be offered on a subscription basis as part of Mozilla Monitor Plus.
Step one, create a disease.
Step two, sell the cure.good.
Mozilla can’t stop trying to ride the dinosaurs.
Krebs is awesome. That’s one person I’m very glad left the government job for the private sector. Snowden and Manning are the others.