Mozilla purchases a service that checks reviews and identifies scammers. Firefox add-on Fakespot Mozilla , the company behind Firefox, has bought Firefox add-on Fakespot, a handy site that explains how items you’ve never heard of may have 12,000 ratings with a 4.6-star average, and Mozilla aims to integrate it into Firefox. Trust, Privacy, and Security According to Saoud Khalifah, the creator of Firefox add-on Fakespot , on the firm’s website, “We are joining a company that develops one of the most well-known browsers in the world in Firefox with a lineage that dates back to the origins of the Internet.” “In Mozilla, we have found a partner who shares our vision for the future of the internet, where trust, privacy, and security are intertwined and fundamental to our digital experiences.” Mozilla acquired the article-saving tool Pocket (formerly Read It Later) in February 2017 but had already integrated its extension directly into Firefox. The pocket was a key piece of what ...