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Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy (fortune.com)

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Mozilla Corp., which manages the open-source Firefox browser, announced today that Mitchell Baker is stepping down as CEO to focus on AI and internet safety as chair of the nonprofit foundation. Laura Chambers, a Mozilla board member and entrepreneur with experience at Airbnb, PayPal, and eBay, will step in as interim CEO to run operations until a permanent replacement is found.

https://archive.is/rmMEb

Official Blog Post: A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

okay but still where is the nepotism? You've commented on the general hypothetical possibility of nepotism not having been dis-proven.

Being at Stanford in and of itself is not nepotism so it's a pretty fair question to those of us who want words to mean things.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Idk anything about this person in specific but my guess is that @ferralcat is referring to "legacy students". If you search for that term alone or in combination with "Standford" you can read all about what those words mean. The words have very well-understood meanings. For example:

Nearly 18% of Class of 2023 are legacy students or relatives of donors, report reveals