# Why Mozilla Firefox's Open-Source Code Enables Independent Verification

DevFeed: [Why Mozilla Firefox's Open-Source Code Enables Independent Verification](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/trust-but-verify-37571.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://brendaneich.com/2014/01/trust-but-verify/>)

Author: Brendan Eich

Published: 2014-01-11T23:06:21Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brendan Eich](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brendan-eich.md>)

Topics: [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firefox.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mozilla.md>)

Tags: [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozilla.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [surveillance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/surveillance.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [uncategorized](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorized.md>), [verify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verify.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that users cannot blindly trust browser vendors because surveillance laws may compel companies to access data or inject code secretly. It presents Mozilla Firefox's fully open-source code as an advantage because researchers can build it from source and compare the resulting executable.

## Source excerpt

Background It is becoming increasingly difficult to trust the privacy properties of software and services we rely on to use the Internet. Governments, companies, groups and individuals may be surveilling us without our knowledge. This is particularly troubling when such surveillance is done by governments under statutes that provide limited court oversight and almost no ... Continue reading "Trust but Verify"