Mozilla and TOR join forces in the Polaris initiative in favor of a more private browsing

Mozilla presents his Polaris initiative to restore confidence in private and transparent million users worldwide web browsing.

The first ones have been achieved associate specialists Center for Democracy & Technology , nonprofit organization behind the defense of net neutrality as well as respect for freedoms and human rights, along with the heads of TOR Project, the network of anonymous Internet. With them, we will work on projects that generate useful tools for ordinary people concerned in the management of their information on the web.

Speaks Mozilla Firefox different job showing their focused efforts to privacy (Private mode, special Add-ons, the option Do not Track , encryption in Firefox Sync, etc.) not being sufficient to restore lost trust in recent years by the actions of governments and entities against freedoms on the Internet, provide the basis for new work to enrich the privacy settings in your products, web and mobile.

As an example, working on a project that tries to block access to personal data that some ad networks leverage without user consent to optimize profitability, yet simultaneously is to prevent them from being punished those who generate content and must rely on ad networks. Best Commercials said "yes" but not "well"!

Meanwhile, hand TOR Project who pass receive technical and knowledge infrastructure that maintains its popular network support, it seeks to further develop the work of privacy and compatibility both Firefox as its new browser TOR Browser.And of course, you can not put aside the useful tips in terms of policies that could provide the Center for Democracy & Technology . Finally, new possibilities and hope for those who take privacy as vital, it should be for most.

More information: Mozilla Privacy Blog | Blog of the TOR project | Wiki Polaris

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Mozilla launches MozVR a web of tests which to explore the possibilities of virtual reality on Internet

During the month of June, Mozilla already expressed interest in the Oculus Rift and virtual reality, why launched versions of Firefox for developers who endured these virtual reality goggles. Now celebrating the tenth anniversary of Firefox, Mozilla has released MozVR , a website that aims to demonstrate the broad capabilities of a web 3D .

As explained from Mozilla, on this website will share experiences on the use of virtual reality on the Internet in order to push the web to an approach never seen before.The idea is to ultimately provide different resources and show the work of developers focused on providing the possibilities of virtual reality on web pages . Nothing in MozVR various demos are available to discover the possibilities of this technology. The interface is still in development, though no longer an interesting example of what could eventually be achieved in the near future.

All those lucky owners of a Oculus Rift can try this new website using an version of Mozilla created specifically to work in virtual reality environments (available in MozVR). They have also published the source code MozVR so that developers can work with it.

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Firefox OS prepares his way to come into Africa

Mozilla has just announced some details about their upcoming mission in Africa to introduce Firefox OS.

This mobile operating system based on HTML5 has won some partners on the continent (Airtel, MTN South Africa, Tigo, operated by Millicom) to help present the first mobile with Firefox OS in Africa, support that allows access to the mobile web millions of people for an affordable price, always committed to open solutions.

Although Firefox OS is not as popular as Android or iOS, you have to remember that it is the first built entirely with open web standards, thus being quite flexible in adapting to situations of access to different Internet platform to which we are accustomed in large cities (can be expanded gradually and customized enough).

They comment on the note that Firefox OS already has local partners in 25 markets in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia, so that Africa will be already his fifth continent.

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Mozilla browser creates dedicated exclusively to developers

A browser created exclusively for developers, announces Mozilla browser with the video that you see below is about.

In their blog discussed the importance of the development community is constantly on the development and evolution of the Internet, both in defining standards and building new tools that help create new web application and content. Are these programmers who need to use many different tools that, in many cases, can not be used simultaneously, making it necessary to constantly changing platform for the desired job done. That's what I want to avoid.

They are building a new supplement that provides tools for developers to use the browser, thus allowing for increased productivity and focus on creating, without changing interface or system.

The browser includes tools like WebIDE and Firefox Tools Adapter, but only know the details on the 10th of November. You may sign up here to receive the news first hand.

The video does not say much, just present the news and make it clear that we must have a little patience to learn its features:

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Mozilla’s Webmaker, application for building applications

It is not yet available, it will be in 2015, but Mozilla has already shown some details to TNW your new Webmaker , an application for android, iOS and OS Firefox that will allow us to build applications from the mobile device.

In this new rush to "create applications without programming" could not miss a project of this nature created by the great Mozilla application that lets anyone select templates for "puzzles" are developed from texts, forms, geographical locations, etc.

That's the idea: let any professional can create a simple application for mobile including predefined elements, applications that are available for free so that customers have access to information and alternative channels of contact.

In the first phase we Webmaker For Android OS and Firefox. The iOS version will arrive later because it's always harder to disseminate an application on iTunes that distribute an android apk Internet.

In the picture you have two catches reported by TNW with the appearance of the application under development, making it clear that this is a visual tool for building applications, any code or complex steps to upload content to the shops (be interesting to see how they perform the process, as there is no way to avoid technical issues when uploading an app to Google Play or iTunes).

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