Firefox 66 alerts users to MitM attacks
Mozilla adds a new security feature to Firefox. If the browser detects a third-party app that performs Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks, it warns the user accordingly. The new feature will probably be available from Firefox 66 and is scheduled for release in the course of March.
The MitM function is... Read more
Mozilla Firefox will soon be blocking even more tracking methods
Mozilla has announced a series of measures to address the harmful effects of adtracking. To this end, the company today announced its new Firefox Web Browser Privacy Policy. It also contains a lot of information about the new tracking policy of the browser.
This is a Wiki document in which the compa... Read more
Firefox removes misleading button in screenshot functionality
After several months of complaints, Mozilla finally binds in. It removes a misleadingly dark pattern from the Firefox feature that allows users to take screenshots of pages. The problem lies in the Save button that appears when Firefox users take a screenshot.
The user can use the Save button to sav... Read more
Mozilla: Flash disabled by default from Firefox 69
The moment that no browser supports the Adobe Flash plug-in is fast approaching. Mozilla also stops supporting it and will do so this year with the release of Firefox 69.
Firefox 69 is Mozilla's third and final step in discontinuing Flash support. It has to be, because the very buggy plug-in will no... Read more
Mozilla wants to release improved version Thunderbird in 2019
Mozilla will release a new version of its open source e-mail service Thunderbird this year. Not only will it provide better support for Gmail, but there will also be a new and improved user interface in the near future.
Mozilla will let you know in a new blog post on its website. As part of the pla... Read more
Firefox ad was part of an experiment of Mozilla
At the end of last year, several Firefox browser users reported that they were seeing advertisements in the desktop version. Now it appears that this is an experiment and that no data has been shared with the partner companies of Firefox mother Mozilla.
The Venture Beat site reports this on the basi... Read more
Firefox seems to be showing ads within New Tab page
Looks like Firefox started showing ads. This was already a possible plan of Mozilla, the company behind the popular web browser, but it has not yet been implemented. Until now, because a number of users report that they saw advertisements on the New Tab page.
At least some users report that they hav... Read more
Google brings two Firefox-like features to Chrome web browser
It seems that Google has looked closely at competitor Firefox for a number of new features around the interface of web browser Chrome. After Chrome 69 got an interface similar to the old Firefox Australis interface, the developers of Chrome are now working on bringing two other Firefox functions to ... Read more
Firefox now notifies you when you visit a hacked website
Mozilla adds a new security feature to Firefox Quantum. This makes it clear to users when they visit a website that has recently reported a data breach. In this way, users know whether their information is safe or not.
When a user visits a site that has recently or in the past reported a leak, a pop... Read more
Firefox 63 can now block tracking cookies
Mozilla is increasingly turning Firefox into a browser that puts user privacy first. In the next version, Firefox 63, a feature has been built in that prevents cookies from tracking users' behavior on multiple websites. Enhanced Tracking Protecion is now available to everyone.
Enhanced Tracking Prot... Read more