- cross-posted to:
- privacyhub@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- privacyhub@lemmy.world
With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.
With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.
I’ve always wondered how Mozilla / Firefox makes money? I see that its a non-profit. Looks like sponsored links and content on their new tab?
Mostly from search engines, especially Google. They also own Mozilla Corporation, a for-profit entity which reinvests all of its profits back into the Mozilla Foundation.
When you open a new blank tab you can have like 10 pinned websites in the middle. Sometimes 1-2 of them are sponsored links that you can click the 3 dots and dismiss. That’s all I’ve noticed
They get paid many millions by Google for having Google as the default search, ironically.
It was once a fortune but no longer is as they don’t have many users to send to Google.
In recent years they’ve been trying to find alternate income streams, most recently re-branded mullvad VPN. None of them have worked. There’s been a lot of criticism, it’s not simple but the case can be made that they have squandered their wealth.
Ironically, from Google themselves