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Firefox Launches 'Send,' a Free, Encrypted File Transfer Service
Firefox Send lets you 'safely and simply' share files from any browser. Mozilla also plans to launch Send as an Android app, which should be available in beta later this week.
Firefox 66 to Silence Autoplay Audio by Default
By default, the feature will silence video and audio files that automatically play when you load up a webpage. It should arrive by mid-March in Firefox 66.
Firefox 65 Cracks Down on Web Trackers With 'Strict Mode'
Firefox 65, released on Monday, features a redesigned "Content Blocking" setting, which you can easily access to stop third-party trackers from following you from site to site.
Firefox New Tab Adult Content Filter Discovered
The filter exists to ensure advertisers don't have their content associated with NSFW sites on the new tab page while also potentially saving users some major embarrassment. The filter has been in development since 2014, but only recently came to light.
Firefox 64 Is More Intelligent, Enhances Tab Management
Version 64 of Mozilla's web browser for desktop makes multiple tab management easier, offers better feature, service, and extension recommendations, easy energy management, and improved performance on Mac and Linux.
Firefox to Display Warning if You Visit a Site That's Been Breached
The warnings will appear on Firefox's desktop browser as pop-up notifications that tell you how many accounts were compromised in a breach within the last year.
Firefox Price Wise Extension Can Help You Save Coin
Launched Monday, the experimental add-on from Firefox's Test Pilot team lets you add products you're interested in buying to a watch list, then automatically tracks the price of those items across Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Home Depot, and Best Buy.
Mozilla's Firefox Experiments With a Paid VPN Service
By offering the VPN product, Mozilla seeks to offer more privacy to users and secure another funding source for the company. ProtonVPN will power the new service.
Have You Been Pwned? Firefox Tool Will Tell You
Mozilla has officially launched Firefox Monitor, a free service that scans your email against the 'Have I Been Pwned' database to let you know if your information has been involved in a publicly known data breach. You can also sign up to be notified about future breaches.
This Bug Can Crash Firefox by Forcing Repeated Downloads
Security researcher Sabri Haddouche is demonstrating the flaw with a web link that'll freeze the Firefox browser when it attempts to open the page. Mozilla is working on a fix.
Firefox Reality VR Browser Has Arrived
The cross-platform browser is built specifically for virtual and augmented reality (aka mixed reality) headsets with features such as the ability to search the Web with your voice. It's available for download now in the Oculus, Daydream, and Viveport app stores.
Microsoft Decides Not to Interrupt Firefox/Chrome Installs
Last week a new Insider build of Windows 10 was found to interrupt the installation of Firefox or Chrome as a way of trying to get more people opting for Edge browser use instead. Now it looks as though the feature won't make it into the main branch of the OS.
Latest Windows 10 Build Interrupts Firefox and Chrome Installations
Desperate to get more people using Edge as their web browser, Microsoft is experimenting with interrupting the installation of Firefox or Chrome to remind you Edge is already available to use. Expect lots of user frustration if this makes it through testing.
Firefox to Block Some Ad Trackers by Default
Mozilla is implementing the change to prevent marketing firms from collecting your data without your knowledge. "Users have the same expectations of privacy on the web, and yet in reality, they are tracked wherever they go," wrote Mozilla vice president Nick Nguyen.
Mozilla Hubs Makes Sharing Content in VR Easy
As part of the first big Hubs update, you can now swap videos, images, and 3D models inside the VR meeting place by simply pasting a link. You can also upload photos and documents from your phone or PC, as well as paste content from your clipboard.
22 States Ask Court to Restore Net Neutrality Regulations
Attorneys general from 22 states, led by New York AG Barbara Underwood, filed a new brief in an ongoing lawsuit to reverse the FCC's net neutrality rollback.
How to Make YouTube Run Faster in Firefox and Edge
A Mozilla program manager claims that YouTube videos load slower in non-Chrome browsers, like Microsoft Edge and Firefox. If that’s true, how do you speed things up?
Mozilla Developer Claims Google Is Slowing YouTube on Firefox
Mozilla Program Manager Chris Peterson is claiming that YouTube runs five times slower on both Firefox and Edge browsers when compared to Chrome. He's blaming the issue on YouTube running an API that only Chrome uses.
How to Customize Your Firefox Search Controls
Are you a dedicated Firefox user? Here's how to customize its search options, from selecting a default search engine to ditching the search bar.
Firefox Lockbox App Will Remember Your Passwords
Mozilla's password management app syncs all the usernames and passwords you saved in Firefox on your desktop to your mobile device using 256-bit encryption.
