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We got to know and love the project, albeit for a short time Firefox Send. We talked about it both in the article on alternatives to WeTransfer and we were so excited about it that we even made one dedicated article. The fact therefore that Mozilla abandons officially the Firefox Send project it takes us by surprise and makes us a little sad.
Mozilla He hasn't been doing too well lately. In fact, in 2020 it decided to cut staff leaving 250 people at home in August after having already fired 70 at the beginning of the year 1. The closure of two important projects such as Firefox Send And Firefox Notes therefore it is not a real bolt from the blue.
Mozilla abandons the Firefox Send project
The story of Firefox Send it's relatively short and equally sad. It was an interesting project, because it allowed thesending encrypted files completely anonymously. It was born in March 2019 but was closed in mid-July 2020 because some users used it to send malware and to conduct scams, more precisely spear phishing. Initially there was talk of a temporary closure. But it was news just a few days ago that the project Firefox Send it will never be reopened again 2.
Mozilla is not the only one to abandon projects loved by users. Google is in fact famous for doing so, even with projects loved by many, such as Google Reader 3. He took out so many that someone created a site called Google Graveyard where there are over 200 projects killed by Google. (UPDATE: there has also recently been a site called Killed by Mozilla!) Google, however, is a sprawling and innovative company, at least it was like that at the beginning. These failures are often seen as necessary processes for improvement. Will the same rule also apply to Mozilla? Hopefully more projects like Mozilla VPN are not set aside, honestly the path that Mozilla is trying to take is not very clear.
Alternatives to Firefox Send
In our article on alternatives to WeTransfer However, we are already talking about other attractive alternatives. As Jirafeau with a'Instance Italian managed by collective devol, Framadrop (which however will also be closed shortly) managed by the French Framasoft And SwissTransfer created and managed by the Swiss company Infomaniak. We also point out the upload service proposed by Disroot.
- Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue[↩]
- Update on Firefox Send and Firefox Notes[↩]
- Petition to save Google Reader passes 100,000 signatures[↩]
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