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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

I got a copy of the text from the email, and added it below, with personal information and link trackers removed.

Hello [receiver's name],

I’ve long dreamed about working for Mozilla. I learned how to send encrypted e-mail using Mozilla Thunderbird, and I’ve been a Firefox user since almost as long as I can remember. In more recent years, I’ve been an avid follower of Mozilla’s advocacy work, and was lucky enough to partner with Mozilla on investigative journalism in my last job.

In many ways, Mozilla was the dream – and now, as the leader of the Foundation, my job is to make my dreams for Mozilla come true. What that means, though, is making your dreams come true – for a trustworthy and open future of technology; for tech that is a tool for liberation, not limitation; and for tech that values people over profit.

So I’m reaching out to technologists, activists, researchers, engineers, policy experts, and, most importantly, to you – the people who make up the Mozilla community – to ask a simple question.

[receiver's name]. What is your dream for Mozilla? I invite you to take a moment to share your thoughts by completing this brief survey.

Let’s start with this question:

Question 1: What is most important to you right now about technology and the internet?

  • Protecting my privacy online
  • Avoiding scams
  • Choosing products, apps, technology, and services that I can trust
  • Keeping children safe online
  • Responsible use of AI
  • Keeping the internet is open and free
  • Knowing how to spot misinformation
  • Other (please specify)

Take the survey now →

With your help, together we can imagine and create the Internet we want. Thank you for being a part of this.

Always yours,

Nabiha Syed Executive Director Mozilla Foundation

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[-] rodneylives@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This poll is for the Mozilla Foundation. They don't make the browser. The post should probably have made that clear.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

My dream: mozilla.exe . Too bad it takes SeaMonkey to do mozilla better than Mozilla.

[-] plcplc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I responded that I'd like them to build out Firefox to be a credible alternative to chrome (I personally think it is, but market share thinks otherwise).

[-] Mora@pawb.social -2 points 1 month ago

Besides the already sketchy AI thing, I wonder why they need to know gender & ethnicity.

[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

There's nothing sketchy about their AI implementation.

Private, locally-run, offline language translation that doesn't send data to Google translation servers is a good thing. I don't see how that's sketchy.

Or their alt-text generation for images to assist blind people in using the web. I don't see how that's sketchy at all.

[-] LEVI@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Demographic questions help us better understand the Mozilla community. All questions are optional.

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[-] eleitl@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The questionnaire is about AI, race and so many genders. That's all you need to know about their focus.

Stick a fork in them. They're done.

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