Mozilla Unveils New Security Service For User’s Protection

Source: Mozilla

Mozilla is unveiling a new subscription service today aimed at assisting individuals in locating and erasing their personal and sensitive data from data broker websites across the internet. This comprehensive service enables users to remove details such as phone numbers, emails, home addresses, and other exposed information, all of which are commonly traded for profit, according to the company.

The subscription-based offering is an extension of Mozilla Monitor, formerly known as Firefox Monitor, which initially provided a free service alerting users to data breaches involving their email addresses. With the introduction of Monitor Plus, an optional subscription, the existing base of over 10 million Mozilla Monitor users gains access to tools that facilitate scans to identify potential data leaks. Subsequently, users are empowered with resources to reclaim their privacy by making their information private again.

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Mozilla Monitor represents a revamped version of Mozilla’s previous service, formerly recognized as Firefox Monitor. Initially, the free service primarily concentrated on scouring the internet to identify instances where users’ email addresses were implicated in data breaches. The emphasis was largely on mitigating the risk of identity theft, as these breaches had the potential to expose users’ usernames, passwords, credit card details, and even social security numbers.

The latest iteration of this service, Mozilla Monitor, retains this core functionality of monitoring data breaches associated with users’ email addresses. However, it now extends its capabilities to include monitoring of data brokers as well. This expansion allows users to enhance their privacy protection by being alerted to potential instances where their personal information is being traded or exposed on data broker websites.