Mozilla Officially Kills Off Firefox Send and Firefox Notes

Mozilla has decided to kill off two Firefox services as the company keeps rethinking its product portfolio to only stick with what makes sense in the long term.

Firefox Send and Firefox Notes are both getting the ax, and Mozilla says this decision would allow the organization to focus on other new products, including Mozilla VPN, Firefox Monitor, and Firefox Private Network.

First of all, Firefox Send. Launch without too much buzz a few years ago, Firefox Send allowed users to share files online right from the browser, and those with a Firefox account benefitted from extra capabilities, including support for larger files and management options.

But as with every good thing out there, some people just found a malicious purpose for the whole thing, and Mozilla explains that way too many people turned to Firefox Send to spread malware and point people to malicious files.

“Firefox Send was a promising tool for encrypted file sharing. Send garnered good reach, a loyal...