The latest release of Mozilla's Firefox browser will now block third-party tracking cookies by default. The privacy protection arrived Tuesday in Firefox 67.0.1. "When it comes to privacy, default ...

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Windows users can become a lot more invisible to advertisers on the Web, thanks to an update to Mozilla Firefox featuring a tracking-protection measure that’s on by default when you install the ...

If you want to block social media apps from yourself, there are dozens of apps and tools you can use, including Freedom, ...

The number of sites that support WebVR compatible content is growing every day. Many such sites request access to your virtual reality devices to provide immersive 3D content. If you don’t have any VR ...

Firefox fans will want to grab the latest version of the browser (87), as it comes with a brand-new SmartBlock feature that’s designed to replace potentially problematic web scripts with local copycat ...

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 ...

A Web site owner has blocked Firefox users from accessing his site in protest of a popular browser extension that blocks text and display ads. “Accessing the content while blocking the ads therefore ...

The Firefox Web browser will soon block all browser plug-ins except Adobe Flash Player by default, Firefox maker Mozilla announced yesterday (Jan. 29). "One of the most common exploitation vectors ...

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For now, the default blocking will only be switched on for new Firefox users. It will roll out for existing users in the coming months. When he's not battling bugs and robots in Helldivers 2, Michael ...