Mozillas lawyers are sending a nasty gram to a U.K. company that writes spyware for government snoops.
The problem is that FinSpy masquerades as FireFox on the PC, according to researchers at The Citizen Lab, a University of Toronto-backed project that investigates technology and human rights. That violates Mozillas trademark, the browser-maker said in a statement. As an open source project trusted by hundreds of millions of people around the world, defending Mozillas trademarks from this abuse is vital to our brand, mission and continued success.
Mozilla says its sending the U.K. company that makes FinSpy, Gamma International, a cease-and-desist letter later today demanding that these practices be stopped immediately. Gamma International couldnt immediately be reached for comment. FinFisher is the name of Gammas command and control server software that collects the surveillance data. It also makes FinSpy, the spyware that runs on the PC.
