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Microsoft flirts with new anti-trust challenge with new Start Menu-based Edge ads

1 month

Microsoft originally implemented the “Suggested” section on the Windows 10 Start Menu as a way to advertise its official apps; but in the latest listing, Microsoft has gone beyond self-promotion. Microsoft’s rece...

Firefox Preview for Android now supports UBlock Origin

by Atiya

1 month

Firefox has just updated its experimental browser, Firefox Preview (Fenix), to v3.0- promising new extensions support by January this year. The company also promised imminent support for the list of extensions from the Recommend...

Mozilla lays off 70 as revenue generation fails to gain traction

by Surur

2 months

In a statement on their blog, Mozilla has confirmed that it is laying off 70 employees. Mozilla said they had to make this “hard choice” to fun “future revenue generation.” Mozilla had been attempting to ...

Firefox Voice will allow you to browse the web with your voice

by Pradeep

2 months

Firefox Voice is a new experimental add-on from Mozilla that will allow you to browse the web with your voice. For example, you can just tell “Go to the New York Times” or “Play Green Day on Spotify” to per...

Microsoft to support controversial DNS over HTTPS directly in Windows 10

by Surur

4 months

DNS over HTTPS is a controversial internet privacy technology which would encrypt DNS connections and hide them in the common HTTPS traffic, making it impossible for ISPs to snoop on your internet traffic and know which websites y...

A new bug is preventing Firefox users from downloading files when Parental controls are enabled

by Anmol

5 months

Mozilla recently released the Firefox 69.0.2 update for all the users. The update fixed several issues for Firefox browser but it looks like it did introduce a new bug as well. With the new update installed, users have been compla...

Mozilla launches a VPN for Firefox users

by Pradeep

6 months

Mozilla yesterday announced that it is relaunching the Test Pilot program to test new features and services with Firefox users. The first project that will be part of the new Test Pilot program is code named Firefox Private Networ...

Apple, Google, and Mozilla take steps to prevent Kazakhstan’s government from spying on its citizens

by Anmol

7 months

Apple, Google, and Mozilla have taken steps to prevent the Kazakh government from spying on its citizen. All three companies have condemned the steps taken by the government and have made changes to make sure their users are prote...

Inspired by Mozilla, Apple announces updated WebKit anti-tracking policy

by Pradeep

7 months

Inspired by Mozilla’s anti-tracking policy, Apple has now announced updated WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy which details several things including what types of tracking WebKit will prevent, when other tracking countermeas...

Kazakhstan is a test bed for the new nuclear option which could blow away all of our web security

by Atiya

8 months

Over the last few years, there has been a concerted effort to improve the security and privacy of internet users by encouraging websites to move to HTTPS; meaning all internet traffic between the website and the user are encrypted...

UK ISPs villainize Firefox for supporting DNS privacy

by Surur

8 months

The UK Internet Services Providers Association has branded Mozilla Internet Villains for supporting the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) protocol in its Firefox browser. The technology, which would encrypt DNS connections and hide them in the...

Mozilla wants to provide ad-free internet for $5/month

by Anmol

9 months

In the past couple of years, we have seen a surge of websites adding a paywall to cover their expenses. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since most of us now use AdBlockers which are killing a stable revenue stream for webs...