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Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service
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Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
Trackers and adtech companies have long abused browser features to follow people around the web. Since 2018, we have been dedicated to reducing the number of ways our users can ...
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Total Cookie Protection
Total Cookie Protection is a major anti-tracking advance in Firefox that confines cookies to the site where they were created.
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Block Fingerprinting with Firefox
Browser fingerprinting is a hidden way websites and third parties can identify your web browser based on a mix of device details, settings, and system characteristics. Firefox helps prevent browser fingerprinting with built-in protections designed to reduce that tracking and give you more control over your online…
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Goodbye, EdgeHTML
Microsoft is officially giving up on an independent shared platform for the internet. By adopting Chromium, Microsoft hands over control of even more of on
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Firefox Now Available with Enhanced Tracking Protection by Default
It’s been several weeks since I was promoted to Senior Vice President of Firefox, responsible for overall Firefox product and web platform development. A
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Firefox 87 trims HTTP Referrers by default to protect user privacy
We are pleased to announce that Firefox 87 will introduce a stricter, more privacy-preserving default Referrer Policy. From now on, by default, Firefox will trim path and query string ...
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Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode
Security on the web matters. Whenever you connect to a web page and enter a password, a credit card number, or other sensitive information, you want to be sure ...
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Firefox Quantum Lands in Beta, Developer Edition
Engines are important, both in cars and in browsers. That’s why we’re so revved up this morning – we’re releasing the Beta of a whole new Firefox,
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Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users
Updated Aug. 28, 2024. Take back your privacy Firefox is rolling out Total Cookie Protection by default to more Firefox users worldwide, making Firefox the
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Changing Our Approach to Anti-Tracking
In the near future, Firefox will -- by default -- protect users by blocking tracking while also offering a clear set of controls to give our users more choice over what information they share with sites.
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Firefox desktop extensions coming soon for the upcoming Android release
In the coming months Mozilla will launch support for an open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). We’ll announce a definite launch date in early September, ...
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Facebook Container Extension: Take control of how you’re being tracked
Our Multi-Account Containers extension has been a game changer for many users, letting them manage various parts of their online life without intermingling
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Firefox Multi-Account Containers
Our new Multi-Account Containers extension for Firefox means you can finally wrangle multiple email/social accounts. Maybe you’ve got two Gmail or Instag
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Firefox 66.0 Aims to Reduce Online Annoyances
Almost a hundred years ago, John Maynard Keynes suggested that the industrial revolution would effectively end work for humans within a couple of generatio
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Firefox tab groups are here
What happens when 4,500 people ask for the same feature? At Firefox, we build it. Tab groups have long been the most requested idea on Mozilla Connect –
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Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0
Today, Firefox is introducing Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) 2.0, our next step in continuing to provide a safe and private experience for our users. E
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Firefox 59 to strip path information from referrer values for 3rd parties
Starting in version 59, Firefox Private Browsing will remove path data from Referrers sent to third parties. This will help prevent accidentally leaking data to third parties.
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Reinventing Firefox for Android
With Firefox Preview, we’re combining the best of what our lightweight Focus application and our current mobile browsers have to offer to create a best in class mobile experience. The new application is powered by Firefox's own mobile browser engine -- GeckoView -- the same high-performance, feature enabling motor…
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Firefox 91 introduces enhanced cookie clearing
We are pleased to announce a new, major privacy enhancement to Firefox’s cookie handling that lets you fully erase your browser history for any website. Today’s new version of Firefox ...
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Firefox Focus – A new private browser for iOS and Android
Firefox had a baby and named it Focus! Firefox Focus is the new private browser for iOS and Android, made for those times when you just need something simp
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Latest Firefox Brings Privacy Protections Front and Center
Our push this year has been building privacy-centric features in our products that are on by default. With this move, we’re taking the guesswork out of h
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Camera and microphone require HTTPS in Firefox 68
As of Firefox 68—releasing next week—camera and microphone will require an https connection to work. Access from insecure http will cease to work, matching how Chrome works. Camera and microhone are powerful features, and Firefox will now only expose them in secure contexts, a security and privacy improvement. Largely…
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Protections Against Fingerprinting and Crypto Mining in Firefox Nightly and Beta
We have added a feature to block fingerprinting and cryptomining in Firefox Nightly as an option for users to turn on.
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The First Browser Dedicated to Developers Is Coming
At Mozilla we know that developers are the cornerstone of the Web, that’s why we actively push standards and continue to build great tools to make it eas
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Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS
There’s only so much room on your screen. Pop-ups, overlays, and ads can take over fast, getting between you and what you came to do. That’s where
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WebAssembly support now shipping in all major browsers
While Mozilla has been preparing to launch Firefox Quantum, its fastest browser yet, some notable developments have happened with WebAssembly, the binary f
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Washington Post integrates Talk – Mozilla’s open-source commenting platform
To engage readers, build community, and strengthen journalism, Mozilla’s open-source commenting platform will be integrated across washingtonpost.com
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Contextual Identities on the Web
The Containers Feature in Firefox Nightly enables users to login to multiple accounts on the same site simultaneously and gives users the ability to segregate site data for improved privacy and security. We all portray different characteristics of ourselves in different situations. The way I speak with my son is much…
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Mozilla expands extension support for Firefox for Android
Today, Mozilla announced more than 450 new extensions (software that adds new features or functionality to the browser) to users on Firefox for Android at