Firefox 51 Arrives With HTTP Warning, WebGL 2 and FLAC Support (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @06:46AM from the browser-delights dept.

Reader Krystalo writes: Mozilla today launched Firefox 51 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The new version includes a new warning for websites which collect passwords but don't use HTTPS, WebGL 2 support for better 3D graphics, and FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) playback. Mozilla doesn't break out the exact numbers for Firefox, though the company does say "half a billion people around the world" use the browser. In other words, it's a major platform that web developers target -- even in a world increasingly dominated by mobile apps.

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Re:Warning for websites collecting passwords? by thegarbz · 2017-01-24 07:57 · Score: 1, Redundant

are still going to work.
Still going to work implies that it won't dick the user about for trivial things.

Yes, having done things one way in the past is an excellent reason for continuing to do them.
I noticed you sidestepped the question. The way we do something in the past is an intrinsic defence against change. If you can't come up with a good reason for a change then the way we have done something in the past is in fact an excellent reason not to change something.