A month after shipping version 73 of its Firefox browser, Mozilla has released version 74 with a range of privacy and security enhancements.
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Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation
Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.
Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US
Mozilla has said it plans to make a privacy technology called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) the default setting for US users of Firefox within weeks.
Brave beats other browsers in privacy study
Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.
Firefox 73.0.1 fixes crashes, blank web pages and DRM niggles
Firefox version 73 has only been out for a week but already Mozilla has had to update it to v73.0.1 to fix a range of browser problems.
Firefox six-weekly security fixes are out – get them now!
No zero-day bugs, so by updating promptly you are keeping ahead of the crooks, not merely catching up!
Mozilla issues final warning to websites using TLS 1.0
From March, the Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge browsers will show warnings when users visit websites that only support TLS versions 1.0 or 1.1.
Freedom Hosting owner pleads guilty to distributing child abuse images
Eric Eoin Marques has pleaded guilty to running what was once believed to be the largest child abuse hosting provider on the dark web.
Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code
Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous – add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.
Browser zero day: Update your Firefox right now!
Firefox has issues an emergency 72.0.1 patch to fix a zero day vulnerability.