Mozilla Firefox Introduces Stricter Privacy Protection Referrer Policy
Starting from the next release of the Firefox web browser version, Mozilla has reported that it will implement a more privacy-focused default Referrer Policy in order to protect Firefox users’ data. In...
View ArticleMicrosoft Edge Reportedly Steals Data from Chrome and Firefox
Some users have alleged that Microsoft’s newest browser is pilfering their data from Google Chrome, said ZDNet. Chris Matyzczyk from ZDNet investigated the incidents in an attempt to know the truth...
View ArticleMozilla uses machine learning tool from Ubisoft to eliminate bugs in Firefox
Mozilla will make use of machine learning software from Ubisoft to reduce the number of bugs in Firefox. Ubisoft's so-called coding-assistant named Clever-Commit, uses data from Firefox's bug tracking...
View ArticleMozilla to automatically block autoplay videos with sound from Firefox 66
A new feature in Mozilla Firefox will block automatically playing videos with sound. With the new functionality, the browser developer hopes to get rid of an annoyance of many internet users. The new...
View ArticleMozilla will start to warn when encrypted connections are intercepted in Firefox
Mozilla will start to warn Firefox users for man-in-the-middle attacks on encrypted connections in the next version of the browser. The browser developer announced the upcoming feature in the “These...
View ArticleMozilla launches Firefox 65.0 with improved privacy protection
Mozilla has launched version 65.0 of its Firefox browser, which introduces improved protection against tracking. Users can now choose their desired level of privacy protection, including a standard,...
View ArticleMicrosoft developer: Mozilla should also contribute to Chromium instead of...
A tweet from Microsoft developer Kenneth Auchenberg received a lot of criticism. His tweet was a response to a blog on the Mozilla website that was posted in December last year, where Mozilla commented...
View ArticleMozilla to disable Flash by default starting with Firefox 69
Mozilla will disable the Flash plugin by default in Firefox 69, according to a post in the Firefox bug tracker. The release of the 69th version of the browser is scheduled for September this year. By...
View ArticleFirefox 64 released with Contextual Feature Recommender and removal of Live...
Mozilla has released the 64th version of its Firefox browser. Among other things, such as improved security and performance improvements, the new version of the browser improves tab management. The...
View ArticleMozilla criticizes Microsoft’s move to Chromium for giving too much control...
Mozilla is not happy that Microsoft is working on a new version of Edge that will be based on the open-source Chromium project that was once started by Google. The developers of Firefox argue that by...
View ArticleFirefox gets own task manager that also shows energy consumed by website
From Firefox 64, the browser will have its own task manager. With the tool, that replaces the hard to find about:performance tab, it's possible to see how many resources a website uses. The tool also...
View ArticleMozilla tests privacy-friendly “Prio” technology to gather telemetry data
Mozilla has announced it's currently testing a privacy-friendly method to collect telemetry data from Firefox Nightly users. To improve browsers, all major browser developers collect statistics and...
View ArticleMozilla drops RSS support and live bookmarks feature from Firefox
Mozilla will remove RSS support from Firefox, starting with version 64, which is scheduled for December this year. From then, RSS feeds will need to be handled by external add-ons. Earlier this year,...
View ArticleMozilla resolves vulnerabilities after security audit of update system
Mozilla has fixed several security issues in the update system of Firefox, after an external security audit. The Firefox update system should be secure to prevent that users receive malicious updated...
View ArticleMozilla ends support of Firefox on Windows XP
With the launch of Firefox 60 Extended Support Release (ESR) last Tuesday, Mozilla ended support for Firefox on Windows XP. It's expected this decision will impact about 2.5 million Firefox users. The...
View ArticleMozilla to add ‘Content Blocking’ feature to Firefox for increased privacy...
Mozilla will add a new setting to Firefox that allows users to block trackers and other third-party content that have an impact on privacy and performance. Currently, the browser already has an option...
View ArticleMozilla starts to disable legacy Firefox add-ons downloads next month
Mozilla will stop offering legacy Firefox extensions as they are soon also no longer supported by the browser. At the end of 2017, Mozilla launched a new Firefox architecture called Quantum that only...
View ArticleMozilla removes and block 23 extensions that silently tracked users
Mozilla has blocked and removed 23 Firefox extensions that tracked users, including an extension the browser developer itself recently promoted. This appears from a mention by Mozilla on its own...
View ArticleA simple trick loads Youtube up to 5x faster in Firefox and Safari
Youtube loads faster in Firefox and Edge than on Google's Chrome browser, Mozilla's technical program manager Chris Peterson discovered. Google's online video platform is slower because it implements a...
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