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Rob Helmer
Privacy Engineer & Browser Platform Developer
I build privacy-focused browser extensions and web services. During my 20+ years at Mozilla and other companies, I've contributed to research projects with teams from Stanford, Princeton, and MIT, focusing on privacy systems and telemetry platforms. I'm passionate about creating technology that actually protects users while still being useful for research and analytics.
Privacy Research Contributions
Contributed engineering work to multiple academic papers on privacy-preserving analytics and browser research platforms.
Browser Platform Development
Built web services, extensions, and telemetry systems serving millions of Firefox users with privacy-first design.
Latest Posts
6/7/2025
Automatic, Configurable Analytics for Umami with umami-kit
Umami Kit is a drop-in enhancement for Umami Analytics. Scroll depth, time-on-page, visibility, and click tracking—no cookies, configurable, and privacy-first.
2/13/2025
Rewriting my 17-year-old Breakout! clone for the modern web
A post about rewriting my 17-year-old Breakout! clone, now named Meteor Bounce hosted by Stellar Whiskers Games