Log inSign up
Johann Hofmann
549 posts
Johann Hofmann profile banner
@johannh

Johann Hofmann

@johannh
Web Platform at @Google | Prev. @Mozilla
Berlin
johannh.me
Joined February 2009
374
Following
476
Followers
RepliesRepliesRepostsRepostsMediaMedia

Log in or sign up for X

See what’s happening and join the conversation

Continue with phone
or
Log in with username or email
Terms·Privacy·Cookies·Accessibility·Ads Info·© 2026 X Corp.
  • @johannh
    Johann Hofmann
    @johannh
    Oct 5, 2022
    Firefox friends, I beg you to finally remove the Background Page Thumbnailer. It should not exist.
    You’re unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
  • @johannh
    Johann Hofmann
    @johannh
    Jun 17, 2022
    This is what I really like about Google. There's a lot of mobility and no excessive barriers on domain knowledge for hiring or transferring. Everyone does really well in their jobs after a few months anyway, because, huge surprise, skills can be learned.
    @bengoodger
    Ben Goodger
    @bengoodger
    Jun 17, 2022
    When we started Chrome, I was a JS developer. Chrome is mostly C++.
  • @johannh
    Johann Hofmann
    @johannh
    Jun 14, 2022
    It's really hard to fully capture what a massive change in the web ecosystem this is (it seemed like a moonshot back then) and how far we've come in just three years. Other browsers have massively contributed in getting us there.
    @s_englehardt
    Steven Englehardt
    @s_englehardt
    Jun 14, 2022
    Replying to @s_englehardt
    This was a huge effort spanning a few years. We started working on it three years ago (!) with the question of whether we could make first-party isolation (the Tor Browser's approach to partitioning) more web compatible.
  • @johannh
    Johann Hofmann
    @johannh
    Jun 14, 2022
    This is massive. Firefox is restricting all 3rd party cookies by default. I'm really proud to have worked on this and congrats to the amazing team that made it possible!
    @verge
    The Verge
    @verge
    Jun 14, 2022
    Firefox boosts privacy by giving "total cookie protection" to all users by default theverge.com/2022/6/14/2316…
    Image
    3
  • @johannh
    Johann Hofmann
    @johannh
    May 6, 2022
    Are there any technical details available on how this "AI" powered Anti-Tracking works (and why it isn't vulnerable to the attacks against ITP 1.0)? CC @torgo
    @Samsung
    Samsung Electronics
    @Samsung
    May 4, 2022
    Samsung Internet 17.0 Puts Privacy and Security Front and Center news.samsung.com/global/samsung…
    1
Advertisement
Advertisement