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Firefox nightlies for Linux are now using Gtk+3
As of last nightly (2015-07-23), Firefox for Linux is using Gtk+3 instead of Gtk+2.
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CSS Vendor Prefixes
I have read everything and its contrary about CSS vendor prefixes in the last 48 hours. Twitter, blogs, Facebook are full of messages or articles about what are or are supposed to be CSS vendor prefixes.
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Mozilla blasts Microsoft for making it harder to switch to Firefox in Windows 10
Microsoft has altered Windows 10 so that users have to explicitly set a default app for applications like mail, calendar, or web browsers. The change means the setup installers for Chrome and Firefox can no longer set themselves as the default browser during the install process.
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Matchstick - The Streaming Stick Built on Firefox OS has been canceled.
Your support has been truly overwhelming, and we couldn’t possibly have taken this project this far without your encouragement and enthusiasm. Unfortunately, we are unable to continue on this journey, and we will be refunding all Matchstick pledges.
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EFF releases Privacy Badger 1.0. Includes support for their recently announced Do Not Track Policy.
Privacy Badger 1.0 – New Ways to Stop Sneaky Trackers EFF is excited to announce that today we are releasing version 1.0 of Privacy Badger for Chrome and Firefox. Privacy Badger is a browser extension that automatically blocks hidden trackers that would otherwise spy on your browsing habits as you surf the Web.
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Firefox exploit found in the wild: Same origin violation and local file stealing via PDF reader
On Windows the exploit looked for subversion, s3browser, and Filezilla configurations files, .purple and Psi+ account information, and site configuration files from eight different popular FTP clients. On Linux the exploit goes after the usual global configuration files like /etc/passwd, and then in all the user directories it can access it looks for .bash_history, .mysql_history, .pgsql_history, .ssh configuration files and keys, configuration files for remina
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Firefox Under Fire: Anatomy of latest 0-day attack
The recent Firefox attacks are an example of active in-the-wild exploitation of a serious software vulnerability. On the August 6th, the Mozilla Foundation released a security update for the Firefox web browser that fixes the CVE-2015-4495 vulnerability in Firefox’s embedded PDF viewer, PDF.js. This vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute JavaScript remotely that will be interpreted in the local file context.
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How to Quash Firefox's Silent Requests
An anonymous reader writes: Unlike older versions of Firefox, more recent versions will make a request to a destination server just by hovering over a link. No CSS, no JavaScript, no prefetch required. Try it for yourself. Disable CSS and JavaScript and fire up iftop or Windows Resource Monitor, hover over some links and watch the fun begin.
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Mozilla just built an ad blocker into Firefox
Mozilla takes the job of protecting your privacy very seriously. Sometimes, it seems, the job requires causing a little collateral damage — like killing web-based ads. A brand new Developer version of Firefox has been released, and it includes our first real look at Mozilla’s enhanced tracking protection features. So far, it looks like a major change from the woefully ineffective Do Not Track.
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The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons: XPCOM and XUL-based add-ons to be deprecated in favor of a new API compatible with Chrome extensions.
Today we are announcing some major upcoming changes to Firefox add-ons. Our add-on ecosystem has evolved through incremental, organic growth over the years, but there ...
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Mozilla is making major changes to Firefox that make it more like Chrome
Mozilla is making many changes to the way Firefox works, opting for an extension model that is similar to Chrome and also adopting Chrome's multi-process interface for different tabs.
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The best web browser of 2015: Firefox, Chrome, Edge, IE, and Opera compared
We've tested the top browsers—Google Chrome, Microsoft’s Edge and Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera—against a variety of simulated and real-world tests, and picked a winner.
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10 Ad Blocking Extensions Tested for Best Performance
Blocking advertisements on web pages is becoming increasingly popular and an ad blocker is now one of the most installed browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox. To see how an ad blocker performs while blocking ads and how many resources it uses while doing so, we have decided to put several to the test.
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Firefox for iOS public preview available now -- in New Zealand only
Firefox is a wonderful browser that can be found on multiple operating systems, such as Windows, OS X, Android, Ubuntu and more. One place it is absent, however, is iOS. In other words, it is not available on the wildly popular iPhone and iPad. This is tragic, but not without reason. Mozilla pledged to avoid iOS, as Apple prevents the use of alternative engines, such as Gecko. The company has since reversed course, however.
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Mozilla: data stolen from hacked bug database was used to attack Firefox
A privileged user's account was compromised at least as early as September 2014.
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30 Of The Top and Notable Firefox OS Apps - Firefox OS Central
The Firefox OS Marketplace is filled with over 6,000 apps, with lot of apps in the Marketplace Here are the Top Firefox OS App.
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Mozilla Firefox 42.0 to Bring GTK3 Integration for GNU/Linux, New Privacy Settings
Mozilla Firefox 42.0 has entered development, with a first Beta build released on September 23, and the first set of features to be implemented in the final version of the software have already been revealed. Among them we can mention GTK3 integration for GNU/Linux systems and one-click muting of audio on active tabs via a new indicator. The Private Browsing feature received a new function called Tracking Protection...
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Firefox 41 integrates WebRTC messaging app as it fights for relevance
Firefox Hello works, but it's hard to see it drawing new users to Mozilla's browser.
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A look at Firefox OS 2.5 a month away from release - Firefox OS Central
Mozilla’s operating system Firefox OS is set to draw a thin line between the web and consumers with Firefox OS 2.5
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Firefox will stop supporting plugins by end of 2016, following Chrome's lead
Chrome recently dumped plugin support, now Firefox has finalized its plans to do the same.
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