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Unknown Mozilla dev addon "Looking Glass 1.0.3" on browser

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757 points shak77 | 1 comments | 15 Dec 17 13:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.424s | source
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UmmNope ◴[15 Dec 17 17:04 UTC] No.15933189[source]▶
Mozilla takes in about half a billion dollars per year, has anyone considered the consideration for which this money is being paid ?
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callahad ◴[15 Dec 17 18:57 UTC] No.15934116[source]▶
That's FUD. Mozilla is a 501(c)3 non-profit, and our audited financial statements and IRS Form 990 can be found at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/annualreport/
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1. Sylos ◴[18 Dec 17 07:11 UTC] No.15949996[source]▶
> shady consideration for the money - check until proven otherwise.

I don't think that actually is correct. The Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit, as has already been pointed out above. As such, they specify a mission and then are legally forced to invest all money that they make/get into this mission.

And in their mission statement, they specify that "Individuals’ security and privacy on the Internet are fundamental and must not be treated as optional." (Principle 4 in the Manifesto).

So, they cannot legally do shady stuff. And even if that means nothing else to you, the rule with law violations still is "Innocent until proven otherwise".