Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:02:41 +0000

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.

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EFF and Mozilla scold Venmo over app’s privacy failings

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 09:34:26 +0000

The tense stand-off between privacy campaigners and the popular mobile payment app Venmo has taken another turn for the worse.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/dIdmnOeegug” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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