
CTO is ex-nsa, company seemed to spring from nothing.Įarly on it offered its privacy search addon for firefox which curiously, would fiddle with about:config flags to do with search suggestions (separate from its search field btw, and to do with sending out info to search engines as you typed), which it had no buisness doing and which addons were forbidden from doing covertly.

There are not that many browsers that match the description which made the most popular ones, Waterfox and Pale Moon, the most likely target for a sale.ĭisconnect Privacy Pro / premium, its vpn, search things, for iphone, browsers, has been one to watch in my opinion for other reasons. Build system work is required for this role sometimes, but that’s one of the fun parts! Key goals for this role: Keep a “classic†version of the browser up-to-date with security patches update components where possible and create better compatibility with legacy add-ons for the newer version of the platform that supports them. You will work with experts who know the Mozilla platform inside-out, while being a key contributor to novel open-source products which already have a passionate and growing user base. This is a diverse role that will involve “hacking†on the Mozilla platform, mostly on the backend. System1 is hiring a Web Browser Developer to join our team. The job description provides insight on the potential target: It revealed that development would focus on the Mozilla platform and that a key goal was to keep a classic version of the browser up-to-date.
