Mozilla Issues Legal Challenge to FBI to Disclose Firefox Flaw | Linux Today

Mozilla Issues Legal Challenge to FBI to Disclose Firefox Flaw

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Sean Michael Kerner
May 17, 2016

Open-source organization Mozilla wants the FBI to reveal details about software flaws that might impact its Firefox Web browser. Denelle Dixon-Thayer, Mozilla’s chief legal and business officer, is optimistic that a legal challenge will be successful and help Mozilla protect its own users.

Security experts contacted by eWEEK, however, had mixed opinions on Mozilla’s legal efforts.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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