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Et Tu, Mozilla? Firefox 3 To Get Privacy Mode

Posted by timothy on from the nothing-wrong-with-some-occasional-flattery dept.

CWmike writes "Mozilla will respond to Google's Chrome and Microsoft's IE8 with its own private-browsing, or 'porn' mode in Firefox, according to notes posted on its Web site, and is on track to deliver one in 3.1, the version that will likely go beta next month."

19 of 326 comments (clear)

  1. It doesn't have one? by Ezza · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well what have I been using all this time then?

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  2. Re:And Responding to Safari... by Daimanta · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quote from the site: "Pretty funny, those Mac users."

    I don't think they have met the worst Mac fans.

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  3. Sod privacy! by pandrijeczko · · Score: 5, Funny

    I already know how to hide pr0n from the missus, I just need you to get it to me *FASTER*!

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    1. Re:Sod privacy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      if you are into dudes, I doubt she'll be very interested in role playing that

  4. Excellent word choice by allmanbro2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "However, it was yanked several months ago during Version 3.0's development."

  5. Why Porn Mode? by thermian · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can think of LOTS of other uses. For instance..

    um...

    ah, no wait, I've almost got it....

    um........

    Ok, I'll get back to you on this one.

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    1. Re:Why Porn Mode? by arktemplar · · Score: 5, Funny

      Try - "Buying a secret present for your wife/girlfriend", I know, I know, slashdot - no wife/girlfriend.

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    2. Re:Why Porn Mode? by MadKeithV · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or buying a present for your secret girlfriend and hiding it from your wife?

    3. Re:Why Porn Mode? by Plugh · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Here's to our wives and our mistresses. May they never meet."
      -Russell Crowe's character in _Master & Commander_ (an otherwise sucky film)

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  6. Re:Once again... by MyLongNickName · · Score: 3, Funny

    I definitely wouldn't have wagered on "insightful". Bill Gates doesn't usually log in until the evening.

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  7. Re:I loved those stories by legallyillegal · · Score: 0, Funny

    Don't worry, there's plenty of books available, and the section on removing seats in your car manual always helps.

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  8. Gosh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd love to post a reply to this, but am too busy watching porn!

    1. Re:Gosh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      It's taking ages to me to respond.

  9. Re:Realism by STFS · · Score: 2, Funny

    Exactly, as they said: The Internet is for Porn

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  10. Re:There have been plugins for this for a long tim by g0dsp33d · · Score: 2, Funny

    820 isn't that many, it could be one person downloading it obsessively, even. I assume your using US numeric notation because you used a en-US link.

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  11. Re:Realism by gardyloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, I watch porn just to get cookies flashed at me!

  12. Re:Once again... by MightyYar · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had to re-read that... I thought you were talking about his evening toilet habits.

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  13. Re:And Responding to Safari... by Firehed · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe not, but we've been able to discreetly view porn for longer than the Windows and Linux crowds, which is really all that matters here.

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  14. It's time to write an extension... by pizzach · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...that changes the name from "Privacy Mode" to "Porn Viewing Mode". No I'm serious. ;-)

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