Message Body (2 of 2) [... continued ..] Dear Wayne
Furthermore, it is unfortunate that Mozilla have chosen to reference categorically misleading articles (and which continue to be recycled on slow-news days, on an annual basis since 2016) to support the allegation of “credible evidence”, without sharing the verifiable facts upon which Mozilla have come to this conclusion. While we do not wish to prejudice our ongoing efforts to vigorously address defamatory statements through the appropriate legal channels, in the spirit of the transparency, we will touch on each of the referenced articles below: •The Reuters and the 2016 Intercept article have been cited as “credible evidence”. They discuss allegations, events, and people that pre-date DarkMatter’s existence, and where DarkMatter is referenced it is by way of anecdotal references to false, defamatory, and unsubstantiated statements by parties who are either anonymous or peddling a hidden agenda of their own with respect to the United Arab Emirates. •Our purpose and vision are very clear, and it is publicly communicated: DarkMatter exists to enable business and governments to become smart, safe and cyber-resilient. We simply cannot comment on the allegations in the Reuters and the Intercept reports as they are about activities that we do not do, nor can we comment on facts that we are not knowledgeable about, the practices of government entities, individuals and other companies mentioned in these articles who are not associated with us. •Mozilla have further cited a categorically false and blatantly defamatory posting by one Simone Margaritelli as a “credible reference.”[2] Again we remind you of the commitment by the Mozilla foundation for decision making using “verifiable facts”. •Since we are alleged to have interviewed said individual and provided a job offer, it almost beggars belief that to-date no one has provided any evidence of such communications or participation in interviews by DarkMatter with such individual (whether abroad or in the United Arab Emirates). Such evidence does not exist – because (1) DarkMatter has never extended an offer in any capacity to such individual; (2) the persons mentioned as having granted an interview to such individual have never been employed by DarkMatter; (3) DarkMatter does not have an office in the claimed interview location. These are clear examples of categorical falsehoods – and are not “verifiable facts” upon which Mozilla can support its pre-judgment of DarkMatter. We are of the view that a fair-minded and objective observer would reasonably conclude that the public pre-judgment by Mozilla employees inclusion of the above noted allegations, especially the innuendo of the “MitM Certificates” is fatal to the idea of “due process” and “fundamental fairness” being accorded to any CA applicant to the Mozilla Root Store. In conclusion, we wish to reiterate our continued commitment to a transparent and auditable trust business. We will continue to operate our CA business in strict adherence and compliance with both the letter and spirit of relevant national laws without exception. We look forward to meeting with you, and to other CABForum members, at the CABF F2F in Cupertino, and further answer any questions that you may have with regard to this matter. Yours sincerely, Benjamin Gabriel General Counsel DarkMatter Group Benjamin Gabriel | General Counsel & SVP Legal Tel: +971 2 417 1417 | Mob: +971 55 260 7410 benjamin.gabr...@darkmatter.ae The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information. _______________________________________________ dev-security-policy mailing list dev-security-policy@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security-policy
