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Mozilla beefs up download security in Firefox 48
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2016-08-02 22:55
Starting today, Mozilla has begun rolling out Firefox 48. Notably in this release, security has been increased with regards to downloading software. Firefox will now warn you when you attempt to download files that are classified by Google’s Safe Browsing service as either ‘potentially unwanted software’ or ‘uncommon downloads’.
Mozilla Firefox 45 Removes Tab Groups, Provides Security Updates
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2016-03-09 10:29
Mozilla today released the Firefox 45 Web browser, which provides users with incremental feature updates and security fixes.
Among Firefox 45's new features are improvements to the Firefox Hello communication tool that first debuted in the Firefox 34 release in 2014. With the update in Firefox 45, Mozilla is now providing users with the ability to share the tab they are viewing when a conversation starts. While Firefox Hello has been in the stable release of the Firefox Web browser since 2014, Mozilla still labels the feature as a beta technology.
Mozilla Will Stop Developing And Selling Firefox OS Smartphones
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2015-12-09 01:02
Farewell Firefox OS smartphones. Mozilla today announced an end to its smartphone experiment, and said that it would stop developing and selling Firefox OS smartphones. It will continue to experiment on how it might work on other connected devices and Internet of Things networks.
The announcement was made earlier today at Mozilla’s developer event in Orlando, “Mozlando“, and several people were tweeting the basics of the news. Now Mozilla has provided us with a full statement from Ari Jaaksi, Mozilla’s SVP of Connected Devices.
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.
