Mozilla, known for its web browser Firefox, used to provide a password and personal data monitoring service called Firefox Monitor. This service would check our email accounts and saved passwords in Firefox against leaked data available on the internet.
Recently, Mozilla has rebranded this service as Mozilla Monitor and introduced a premium package called Mozilla Monitor Plus, priced at $8.99 per month. With this package, we can now have a more detailed overview of our personal information (such as home address and bank accounts) and receive automated assistance in requesting the removal of our data from data broker websites (also known as “dark web” platforms).
The functionality of Mozilla Monitor Plus starts by asking us to enter personal information such as our name, date of birth, and city of residence (currently only available for users in the United States). This information is then scanned against various data broker sites. The results are displayed on a dashboard that provides an overview of which data brokers have our information. We can then choose to have Mozilla initiate data removal requests with up to 190 different data brokers, which is twice as many as what competitors offering similar personal data removal services offer.
Mozilla’s direction seems to be moving towards introducing paid services to generate new revenue streams for the organization. These services primarily revolve around privacy, such as Firefox VPN and Firefox Relay.
TLDR: Mozilla’s previous Firefox Monitor service, which monitored passwords and personal data leaks, has been rebranded as Mozilla Monitor. The new premium package, Mozilla Monitor Plus, provides more detailed personal information monitoring and automated assistance in data removal from data broker websites. Mozilla aims to generate new revenue through paid services focusing on privacy, such as Firefox VPN and Firefox Relay.
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