Mozilla adds second DNS over HTTPS service to Firefox
NextDNS becomes the second DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) provider in Firefox, after Cloudflare. With DoH, Internet users can hide their DNS requests and bypass Internet blockages.
To become part of Firefox, NextDNS had to prove that it stores as little data as possible, is transparent about that data, an... Read more
Mozilla nominated for internet villain of 2019
A trading group of British internet service providers (ISPs) has nominated Mozilla for Internet villain of 2019. The reason is that the company proposes to introduce DNS over HTTPS (DoH). It bypasses content blockers.
The trading group, ISPA, consists of more than two hundred members, including BT, ... Read more
Mozilla announces measures to address malicious add-ons in Firefox
Mozilla has announced that it will no longer accept Firefox extensions that contain hidden code. The measure is part of the renewed add-on policy, which will take effect on 10 June. That's what The Next Web says.
Caitlin Neiman, Add-ons Community Manager at Mozilla, informs you that Mozilla will con... Read more
Ex-topman Mozilla: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years
A former Mozilla CEO, the organization behind the Firefox browser, accuses Google of deliberately and systematically sabotaging Firefox to increase Chrome's adoption. That's what ZDNet writes.
When I joined Mozilla in 2007, there was no Google Chrome and most of the people we talked to within [Goog... Read more
Mozilla brings free password manager Firefox Lockbox to Android
Mozilla has made its free password manager for Firefox browser users available on Android. Firefox Lockbox provides a way to retrieve passwords stored in the Firefox browser on their mobile devices.
According to TechCrunch, the app is not as developed as those of competitors like 1Password, Dashlane... Read more
Firefox Send lets you share encrypted files of 2.5 gigabytes
Firefox Send, the free encrypted file transfer service, was officially launched today. In August 2017 Mozilla started the free service, but at that time it was still an experimental version. However, as of today, the service that encrypts files is available to everyone.
Mozilla started its Firefox S... Read more
New Skype for Web not available for Firefox, Safari and Opera
Microsoft released a significantly improved version of Skype for Web last Thursday. But the new version didn't work in a number of browsers. The company now lets us know that this was a conscious choice. The technique does not work in Apples Safari, Mozillas Firefox or Opera.
Microsoft will inform t... Read more
Mozilla is going to use machine learning to find code errors
Mozilla will use Clever-Commit, a programming assistant based on machine learning that it developed with game developer Ubisoft. Clever-Commit should significantly reduce the number of programming errors made in the Firefox browser, says Ars Technica.
Clever-Commit analyzes code changes as developer... Read more
Firefox arm itself against Spectre attacks with Project Fission
With the launch of Project Fission, Mozilla hopes to make its Firefox browser resistant to future side-channel attacks once and for all. We first met that last year in the form of Spectre and Meltdown.
Early last year, Spectre and Meltdown introduced a new category of side-channel attacks that explo... Read more
Firefox 66 blocks automatic audio by default
The next major release of Mozilla's Firefox browser will bring several new features. As of Firefox 66 Firefox will by default block the audio of websites, if they start playing without the user having pressed a button beforehand.
The ban on autoplay of audio applies to both HTML5 audio and video ele... Read more