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'''Fusion''' ('''F'''irefox '''USI'''ng '''ON'''ions) is a Mozilla project, in collaboration with [https://www.torproject.org/ the Tor Project], to bring the cutting-edge security and privacy features to Firefox users by leveraging the technologies of Tor Browser and Tor Proxy. | '''Fusion''' ('''F'''irefox '''USI'''ng '''ON'''ions) is a Mozilla project, in collaboration with [https://www.torproject.org/ the Tor Project], to bring the cutting-edge security and privacy features to Firefox users by leveraging the technologies of Tor Browser and Tor Proxy. | ||
This project | This project has been going successful for a long time and now again experimental and in the beginning phases. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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Fusion was initiated in 2018. Mozilla and the Tor Project are working closely on this project. | Fusion was initiated in 2018. Mozilla and the Tor Project are working closely on this project. | ||
Fusion is being revived in 2025. Exact goals are still to be figured out. | |||
== Project Vision == | == Project Vision == | ||
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We believe the collaboration between Mozilla and Tor can create a positive, significant impact on the world by bringing cutting-edge privacy enhancing technology to more users. | We believe the collaboration between Mozilla and Tor can create a positive, significant impact on the world by bringing cutting-edge privacy enhancing technology to more users. | ||
== Motives == | |||
Further incentives for working together for Mozilla: | |||
* Leverage engineering effort Tor Browser developers put into Tor Browsers on building the fingerprinting protection to include these protections for a wider audience | |||
* Collaborate with experts on browser privacy to advance privacy protections in Firefox | |||
* Eventually provide a mode with same privacy guarantees as Tor Browser | |||
Incentives for Tor Browser folks: | |||
* Being able to bring more protections to Tor Browser that currently wouldn't be feasible with the rebase workflow | |||
* Reduce rebasing efforts for shipping Tor Browser freeing up engineering resources for other tasks | |||
* Eliminate barriers for landing patches in Firefox to contribute directly to mozilla-central | |||
== Project Goals == | == Project Goals == | ||
The ultimate long-term goal of Fusion is to integrate full Tor Browser features in Firefox. There are many potential paths for our project, including enabling some features by default, others only in [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history Private Browsing Mode] while some only in [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop ETP-Strict]. If the protection doesn't fit in any category, it is possible to land it behind a pref disabled in all Mozilla channels. | |||
We need a lot of research and experiments to support the decision-making for the final solution. However, the clear short and mid-term goals are: | We need a lot of research and experiments to support the decision-making for the final solution. However, the clear short and mid-term goals are: | ||
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* '''We will determine how best to integrate the Tor proxy into Firefox''' | * '''We will determine how best to integrate the Tor proxy into Firefox''' | ||
* '''We will allow First Party Isolation and Fingerprinting Resistance to be enabled only in Private Browsing Mode''' | * '''We will allow First Party Isolation and Fingerprinting Resistance to be enabled only in Private Browsing Mode''' | ||
== Project Lists == | == Project Lists == | ||