I am very glad that Mozilla takes privacy so seriously. I am glad it was a conscious decision. Also: I noticed the tracking codes in the email using Mozilla Thunderbird.
By the way: the email I got was probably sent to Mozilla supporters, not to StopWatching.us signatories (although it seems they use the same From address).
However, in the light of this privacy crisis, I think Mozilla should take time and think some more of what could be done.
It doesn't look good anymore that the fastest solution was to choose a technology provider that uses recipient tracking. It is bad that BSD privacy policies probably don't stand a chance against a government request with a gag order. I can only hope that the privacy policy treats US and non-US citizens alike. I can also hope that the screening checked that BSD systems don't store too much data about the recipients.
By the way: the email I got was probably sent to Mozilla supporters, not to StopWatching.us signatories (although it seems they use the same From address).
However, in the light of this privacy crisis, I think Mozilla should take time and think some more of what could be done.
It doesn't look good anymore that the fastest solution was to choose a technology provider that uses recipient tracking. It is bad that BSD privacy policies probably don't stand a chance against a government request with a gag order. I can only hope that the privacy policy treats US and non-US citizens alike. I can also hope that the screening checked that BSD systems don't store too much data about the recipients.