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Firefox 42 Arrives With Tracking Protection, Tab Audio Indicators

Posted by timothy on from the still-no-whammy-bar dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Mozilla today launched Firefox 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Notable additions to the browser include tracking protection, tab audio indicators, and background link opening on Android. The new private browsing mode goes further than just not saving your browsing history (read: porn sites) — the added tracking protection means Firefox also blocks website elements (ads, analytics trackers, and social share buttons) that could track you while you're surfing the web, and it works on all four platforms. The feature is almost like a built-in ad blocker, though it's really closer to browser add-ons like Ghostery and Privacy Badger because ads that don't track you are allowed through.

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  1. dont link the fucking presser. by nimbius · · Score: 3, Interesting

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/... release notes for the nerds.

    now if mozilla could only remove the targeted advertisement feature, the video chat, and firefox sync we'd be getting somewhere. Firefox used to have a code of ethics and 10 user rights, but those went right out the window once that sweet sweet Google cash started rolling in.

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  2. Re:Firefox marketshare continues to decline by QuietLagoon · · Score: 4, Interesting
    If Mozilla were really concerned about security and privacy, that is where they would/should concentrate. Instead we see Pocket integration and other bloat.

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    Where is DANE/TLSA DNSSEC support for TLS certs? Why do I need to install a plug-in to get that ability, but I don't need to install a plug-in for the bogus Pocket functionality?

    Fortunately, at least the DNSSEC/TLSA Validator for Firefox works very well.

    I wish I could say the say for the apparent bugfest that is the DKIM validation plug-in for Thunderbird. Again, Mozilla, where is the security focus in Thunderbird? Why do I need to install a buggy plug-in to get DKIM validation?

    You will care about Firefox's declining marketshare once it goes below 10%. That threshold seems to be the point where a browser can affect Internet web standards, and Firefox is moving to the point where it will be irrelevant, standard-wise.

  3. No shit. by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Interesting

    No kidding it continues to decline. There's two main reasons:

    1. Go to google.com and you det an advert for chrome. So, the world's largest advertiser it heavily avertising on one of the highest traffic sites in the world.

    2. Chrome is installed on the majority of mobile devices, and that's now a HUGE segment, and hardly anyone seems to install a better browser on their phone.

    I'm inclined to say the latter is more important. If you look at the stats on wikipedia, the decline of firefox mirrors the rise in mobile devices, not the rise in chrome.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    So, massive advertising campaign and aggressive bundling from one of the largest companies in the world? What chance do they stand?

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  4. Re:I'd like to see CPU / RAM use per tab by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    about:memory