An upcoming release of Firefox will give users the option to block two increasingly common and ugly aspects of today's web: browser fingerprinting and cryptomining scripts. Neither type of script is ...

After announcing new security efforts in June, Mozilla is now rolling out the features for all Firefox users on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. By partnering with Disconnect, Firefox will now block ...

Mozilla’s open-source web browser is taking a bold stance against the ad industry Mozilla’s open-source web browser is taking a bold stance against the ad industry is a Senior Producer on Decoder.

Mozilla on Thursday announced that it plans to block ad trackers on future versions of Firefox by default. The new settings are slated to be phased in gradually, starting with an initiative that ...

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Mozilla today announced that its Firefox browser will soon by default automatically block all attempts at cross-site tracking. There are three parts to this strategy. Starting with version 63, which ...

Firefox will block cryptojacking malware in future versions of its web browser, according to an announcement August 30. The move comes as part of an anti-tracking initiative expected to be implemented ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Mozilla has always been a strong advocate for internet privacy. More ...

The latest release of Mozilla's Firefox browser will now block third-party tracking cookies by default. The privacy protection arrived Tuesday in Firefox 67.0.1. "When it comes to privacy, default ...

Windows users can become a lot more invisible to advertisers on the Web, thanks to an update to Mozilla Firefox featuring a tracking-protection measure that’s on by default when you install the ...

The latest version of Firefox automatically blocks autoplaying videos with sound and brings other new features to Mozilla's popular web browser. Credit: leon neal/AFP/Getty Images Execute Firefox 66.

Firefox is finally joining the ranks of web browsers that block autoplaying web sounds. Mozilla's latest Nightly builds for Firefox now include an option to mute autoplaying audio, hopefully saving ...