by AppleInsider | Apr 16, 2021 | Firefox, Mozilla
Firefox will soon hand over FTP requests to other applications, as Mozilla begins to phase out the browser's long-standing FTP implementation in the next stable release. Mozilla announced its intention to disable support for the FTP protocol last year, but the plan... by AppleInsider | Mar 24, 2021 | Firefox, Mozilla
Mozilla has released Firefox 87 for Macs, Windows, and Linux machines, introducing a new intelligent tracker blocking mechanism called SmartBlock. Since 2015, Firefox has included a built-in Content Blocking feature that automatically blocks third-party scripts,... by AppleInsider | Dec 19, 2020 | Google, Kazakhstan, Microsoft, Mozilla, Safari
Apple has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla to block a web browser root certificate that was being used by the Kazakhstan government to surveil its citizens. The certificate allowed authorities to monitor people's online activity by intercepting and... by AppleInsider | Dec 15, 2020 | Firefox, M1, Mozilla
Mozilla today released Firefox version 84 with native support for Apple Silicon Macs with the M1 chip, touting "dramatic performance improvements" over the previous, unoptimized version of the web browser. Specifically, Firefox now launches over 2.5 times faster and... by AppleInsider | Dec 14, 2020 | Mozilla
Starting early next year, iOS 14 will require apps to get opt-in permission from users to collect their random advertising identifier, which advertisers use to deliver personalized ads and track how effective their campaigns were. This new requirement was actually set... by AppleInsider | Nov 18, 2020 | Firefox, Mozilla
Mozilla has released Firefox 83 on Mac, bringing new features and improvements, including a new HTTPS-Only Mode, pinch to zoom, and more. HTTPS-Only Mode is Mozilla's latest security feature that ensures users establish fully secure connections to every website they... 