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Mozilla Releases Firefox 42 With Tracking Protection Feature
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2015-11-05 00:51
With the Firefox 42 debut, Mozilla introduces a new tracking protection feature and provides patches for 17 security advisories.
Mozilla's today released the Firefox 42 browser, which provides users with improved privacy and security capabilities.
Mozilla is testing an enhanced Private Browsing mode for future Firefox
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2015-08-18 00:28
Mozilla has announced a number of secure browsing add-ons that have entered pre-beta and are ready for testing by the brave.
Users of the Firefox Developer Edition, and Firefox Aurora for Android, can now try an extension of the Private Browsing (aka 'shopping for presents for your wife') mode.
Firefox 40 unveils Windows 10-friendly design, tightens download protection
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2015-08-12 00:36
Mozilla has released Firefox 40 FINAL for desktop, with Firefox for Android 40.0 due to follow by the end of the week.
Version 40 provides added protection against potentially malicious downloads on both platforms, while desktop users enjoy a raft of new features, including a new Suggested Tiles feature and add-on management dialog.
Mozilla has had enough of Flash’s security flaws, disables Firefox plugin
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2015-07-14 07:43
Mozilla has blocked all versions of Adobe Flash in its Firefox browser by default, following the discovery of numerous critical security flaws in the platform.
Mark Schmidt, head of Firefox Support, took to Twitter to announce the change.
The news comes just a day after Facebook’s chief security officer Alex Stamos called for moves to force the extinction of Flash, as the plugin is reportedly being used to spread malware on users’ systems via security exploits.
First smart TVs powered by Firefox OS on sale in Europe, worldwide soon
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2015-05-18 10:28
The first smart TVs powered by Firefox OS have gone on sale today in Europe. They will be available around the world "in the coming months." This isn't just some token gesture, either: Panasonic's top-of-the-line TV, a curved 65-inch 4K monster, is powered by Firefox OS.
