Due to this firefox accused of using their name illegally they have till now sent a number emails regarding this to Gamma international, but, they haven’t responded yet. Although according to a research the server of this surveillance software are still found to be active in more or less 36 countries.
BBC in 2011 had found documents related to this software. A Hampshire-based firm gave an offer to the Egyptian government to have this software on 5-month trial period through which they can have access to emails and encrypted skype calls of their targeted users. But, Gamma international denied the all this.
Mozilla has now issued a final warning letter to Gamma international to stop using its name illegally as this might affect their brand image. Mozilla in this context says that:
- “Our brand and trademarks are used by the spyware as a method to avoid detection and deletion,” said Mozilla chief privacy officer Alex Fowler in a statement.
- “As an open source project trusted by hundreds of millions of people around the world, defending Mozilla’s trademarks from this abuse is vital to our brand, mission and continued success.”
[Via: BBC]