Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

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 ...

After announcing new security efforts in June, Mozilla is now rolling out the features for all Firefox users on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. By partnering with Disconnect, Firefox will now block ...

Mozilla today announced that its Firefox browser will soon by default automatically block all attempts at cross-site tracking. There are three parts to this strategy. Starting with version 63, which ...

Mozilla has announced that upcoming versions of Firefox will block all cross-site tracking, slow tracking scripts, and malicious miner and fingerprinting scripts by default. These new features will be ...

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 ...

It’s also better at dealing with slow-loading ads It’s also better at dealing with slow-loading ads Jon Porter is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech ...

The latest version of Firefox automatically blocks autoplaying videos with sound and brings other new features to Mozilla's popular web browser. Credit: leon neal/AFP/Getty Images Execute Firefox 66.

An upcoming release of Firefox will give users the option to block two increasingly common and ugly aspects of today's web: browser fingerprinting and cryptomining scripts. Neither type of script is ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. There’s a growing split over how much room browsers should leave for ad blocking — and Chrome and Firefox have ...

Windows 10 offers a background update feature for programs to update themselves in the background without any interruption. The service is called BITS or Background Intelligent Transfer Service.