Mozilla introduces Mozilla Monitor Plus, a subscription-based privacy monitoring service to safeguard your data

Mozilla Firefox, commonly referred to as Firefox, has been a highly favored web browser globally since its inception in 2002. Renowned for its exceptional privacy features, including ad blocker extensions, Facebook containers, and tracking protection, it has now further enhanced its privacy measures. Mozilla has revamped its free privacy monitoring service, Firefox Monitor, and introduced a subscription model that provides additional security features. Stay informed about this latest development.

Mozilla Monitor Plus

Mozilla announced in a blog post that its free service Mozilla Monitor, formerly known as Firefox Monitor, is getting a paid subscription. It automatically deletes your information found on the websites of data brokers, while continuing to keep potentially exposed personal information. This information may include name, current and previous home address and telephone number.

Mozilla offers users a one-time free scan. To do this, users simply need to enter their first and last name, current city and state they live in, date of birth and email address. Mozilla says this information is encrypted and follows the company’s privacy policy. Users can then see where their personal information is being exposed, either through a data breach or intermediary sites, and possible solutions.

If users want to constantly check for potentially exposed data, they can subscribe to Mozilla Monitor Plus, which costs $8.99 per month. It starts with data removal requests and then scans every month to ensure that the user’s personal data stays out of data-sharing sites. Once the data has been deleted, Mozilla Monitor Plus will notify the user.

Mozilla says at launch that the Monitor Plus service will initially be offered to users in the United States.

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