Firefox
- Campaigners claim 'Privacy Preserving Attribution' in Firefox does the opposite
Campaigners claim 'Privacy Preserving Attribution' in Firefox does the opposite
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/25/mozilla_noyb_privacy_complaint/
#Mozilla #Firefox #noybeu
- Is the Gecko engine the only reason Mozilla still exists?
Most of Mozilla's money of course comes from Google to make them the default search engine on Firefox. And of course its a way for Google to ensure there's at least one alternative browser engine. Reading about how Texeira was recently fired and how executives have been pushing for AI features for a long time, Mozilla certainly loves chasing trends and then forgetting them, like how Google kills lots of products. It seems like the company can't stand on its own two feet without Google's funding and is poorly run.
What happened to Mozilla over the years? How much effort did they put in to trying to be a successful tech company? because it hasn't been until the past few that I really started following Firefox and Mozilla news.
I wonder if Mozilla could've been Proton, years before Proton AG existed, making their own comprehensive suite of privacy-friendly tools, since Mozilla makes privacy their brand. And they were late to the smartphone game with Firefox OS. If they were smart, they would've ensured their long term survival with an actual business, to continue funding development of their privacy and FOSS software like Firefox, without large funding sources like Google.
- Мало кто догадывается, какие глубины ада разверзаются при установке #mastodon!
Мало кто догадывается, какие глубины ада разверзаются при установке #mastodon! Вот нахуя там #firefox?
#понабралиМудаков
- That's disappointing. I love #FireFox and #Mozilla but this is the wrong direction. The org doesn't appear to have a strong strategy, constantly moving from VPN, to fedi, to AI. Supporting federated
That's disappointing. I love #FireFox and #Mozilla but this is the wrong direction. The org doesn't appear to have a strong strategy, constantly moving from VPN, to fedi, to AI. Supporting federated services is such an obviously good long-term play for their mission, so to end their Mastodon instance is unfortunate.
<https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248142/mozilla-will-shut-down-its-mastodon-server-on-december-17th>
#Tech
- Mozilla leadership
Mozilla leadership (in ref to <https://mozilla.social/@mozilla/113153943609185249> )
#comic #firefox #mozilla
- #Mozilla #Firefox 130.0.1 is out now to fix black rendering of AVIF images on #Linux when Firefox is built with GCC and a recent regression causing some UI elements to be rendered as left-to-right
#Mozilla #Firefox 130.0.1 is out now to fix black rendering of AVIF images on #Linux when Firefox is built with GCC and a recent regression causing some UI elements to be rendered as left-to-right instead of right-to-left for users of the Saraiki localization. Download at <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/130.0.1/releasenotes/>
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware
- So it seems that people are not happy about the addition of AI features in Firefox...
So it seems that people are not happy about the addition of AI features in Firefox...
➡️ <https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/share-your-feedback-on-the-ai-services-experiment-in-nightly/td-p/60519>
#mozilla #firefox #browser #ai
- You can let Mozilla know that you are against them adding AI to their products.
You can let Mozilla know that you are against them adding AI to their products.
➡️ <https://connect.mozilla.org/>
#antiAI #firefox #mozilla
- Native support for ed25519/x25519 in the browser would be a huge step forward for in-browser/client-side cryptography.
Native support for ed25519/x25519 in the browser would be a huge step forward for in-browser/client-side cryptography.
Looks like Google is holding up our ability to use it in production.
(Firefox and Safari both have support enabled by default.)
https://caniuse.com/mdn-api_subtlecrypto_sign_ed25519
#ed25519 #x25519 #cryptography #browsers #web #mozilla #apple #google #firefox #safari #chrome #privacy #security #WebCryptoAPI
- If you update a laptop from Ubuntu 22.04.3 to 24.04.1 and the screen is blank with an 'x' cursor after login, do this:
If you update a laptop from Ubuntu 22.04.3 to 24.04.1 and the screen is blank with an 'x' cursor after login, do this:
- control+alt+F1 to go to a tty and login, then:
- sudo apt install --reinstall ubuntu-session
Further, if #thunderbird doesn't launch, remove the snap installation and install de deb package directly from mozilla (he --purge is so that it doesn't generate adn store a ~4 GB copy of the install). First, do:
$ sudo snap remove --purge thunderbird $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa $ sudo apt update
Then paste this below into a file ( /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozillateamppa-thunderbird ) to tell the apt system that you prefer mozilla's over any other package:
Package: thunderbird* Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam Pin-Priority: 1001
... and install: $ sudo apt install thunderbird
The same can be done for firefox if you'd rather skip the snap package.
#ubuntu #mozilla #thunderbird #firefox #linux
- Firefox with uBlock Origin slow on some sites
I'm using Firefox with uBlock Origin on both android and windows. I'm finding more and more sites that are very slow to load, or won't load at all. Yet when I open them in Chrome they work fine. I'm assuming the sites are just failing because of the privacy protection features of ff+ubo, and I'm happy enough to just avoid these shitty sites in general. But - I'm just checking to see - is this expected behaviour, might I have configuration issues?
- Say NO to AI in the #Firefox browser - have your say here;
Say NO to AI in the #Firefox browser - have your say here;
<https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/share-your-feedback-on-the-ai-services-experiment-in-nightly/td-p/60519>
- https://github.com/Abev08/VolumeControlExtension
https://github.com/Abev08/VolumeControlExtension
That's two longstanding items on my firefox wishlist taken care of by an extension: Actual working volume controls on the built-in media player, and a volume control for other crappy web players that don't have them.
#firefox
- Firefox 130 added borders around buttons in high-contrast themes (finally). Should you not want them, here's how to disable them...bugzilla.mozilla.org 1881851 - Toolbarbuttons should have a visible border in prefers-contrast/forced-colors
RESOLVED (mstriemer) in Firefox - Theme. Last updated 2024-07-22.
I am quite happy they added the borders, but I know some people use high-contrast themes as a base for their own theming and don't want this, in this case, add this to your
userChrome.css
:``` :root { --toolbarbutton-outline: none !important; }
```
- #Linux Weekly Roundup for September 8th, 2024: #Firefox 130, #GNOME 47 Release Candidate, #QEMU 9.1 improves #ARM and #RISCV support, #KDE #Slimbook Plasma VI laptop arrives at #Akademy2024, Firefox
#Linux Weekly Roundup for September 8th, 2024: #Firefox 130, #GNOME 47 Release Candidate, #QEMU 9.1 improves #ARM and #RISCV support, #KDE #Slimbook Plasma VI laptop arrives at #Akademy2024, Firefox 131 enters beta testing with text fragments and temporary site permissions, #Nitrux 3.6.1, #Audacity 3.6.2 brings back legacy effects, and more <https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-september-8th-2024>
#OpenSource #FOSS
- #Firefox joins the other browsers and disables HTTP/2 server push.
#Firefox joins the other browsers and disables HTTP/2 server push.
libcurl still supports it!
<https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platform/c/vU9hJg343U8/m/4cZsHz7TAQAJ?pli=1>
- Using containers for different accounts
I’m trying to set containers for some websites on a shared windows terminal with multiple users under the same login. We use some cloud software and each user has their own log in. Manually opening websites in container manager allows this, but I’m struggling to do so for opening in container for the home page.
Each log in just launches in the default container (unassigned). I’ve tried using bookmark tree, which seems to support containers, but I can’t get it to work. Assigning a site to always open in a container doesn’t seem to work either as it’s the same site for multiple users (which seems to be the purpose of multi account container), so if it always opens in container A, person B still needs to manually open in their container.
- The current JPEG XL decoder in #Firefox apparently consists more than 100,000 lines of multi-threaded C++
The current JPEG XL decoder in #Firefox apparently consists more than 100,000 lines of multi-threaded C++
For just decoding an image format.
Not sure what it says about the format, the implementation and the Internet at large.
<https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/pull/1064>
- Finally, #Mozilla #Firefox for #Linux scales correctly depending on the OS setting instead of it being huge. This had been an issue since they removed the “Density: Compact” option.
Finally, #Mozilla #Firefox for #Linux scales correctly depending on the OS setting instead of it being huge. This had been an issue since they removed the “Density: Compact” option.
version: 131.0b1
- #Mozilla #Firefox 131 Enters Public Beta Testing, Improves Translations and Adds Temporary Site Permissions https://9to5linux.com/firefox-131-beta-improves-translations-adds-temporary-site-permissions
#Mozilla #Firefox 131 Enters Public Beta Testing, Improves Translations and Adds Temporary Site Permissions <https://9to5linux.com/firefox-131-beta-improves-translations-adds-temporary-site-permissions>
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux
- I promise, just because #curl and #Firefox often behave similarly, it is almost never because I once worked in the Firefox networking team. 🤠
I promise, just because #curl and #Firefox often behave similarly, it is almost never because I once worked in the Firefox networking team. 🤠
- #Mozilla #Firefox 130 Open-Source Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-130-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
#Mozilla #Firefox 130 Open-Source Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New <https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-130-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new>
#FreeSoftware #Linux
- Every once in a very rare while, #Firefox on #Android misbehaves, and it serves to remind me of how reliable it generally is. I've been running the Beta channel of it for over a decade and have been
Every once in a very rare while, #Firefox on #Android misbehaves, and it serves to remind me of how reliable it generally is. I've been running the Beta channel of it for over a decade and have been running it since Fennec nightly came out. My collective Android experience would be very different without it.
- Im Mai 2024 habe ich Mozilla über einen Datenschutzverstoß in Firefox (Android) informiert. Ohne Zustimmung des Nutzers wurden Daten an Adjust übermittelt. In der Version 129.0.2 (Android, iOS) wurde
Im Mai 2024 habe ich Mozilla über einen Datenschutzverstoß in Firefox (Android) informiert. Ohne Zustimmung des Nutzers wurden Daten an Adjust übermittelt. In der Version 129.0.2 (Android, iOS) wurde Adjust nun entfernt - vermutlich als Reaktion auf meine Analyse. Ich werde aber noch einmal nachhaken. 👇
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1913363
<https://www.kuketz-blog.de/firefox-datenschutzverstoss-bei-der-android-version/>
#mozilla #firefox #adjust #tracking #dsgvo #tdddg
- #Linux Weekly Roundup for August 25th, 2024: Linux's 33rd birthday, #LibreOffice 24.8, #NVIDIA 560 hits stable, #KDE Gear 24.08 improves your favorite KDE apps, #GNOME 47 enters public beta testing,
#Linux Weekly Roundup for August 25th, 2024: Linux's 33rd birthday, #LibreOffice 24.8, #NVIDIA 560 hits stable, #KDE Gear 24.08 improves your favorite KDE apps, #GNOME 47 enters public beta testing, #SerpentOS alpha is around the corner, #ArchLinux installer gets COSMIC desktop support, #PipeWire default for camera handling in #Firefox on #Fedora Linux 41, #fwupd improves support for #Dell systems, and more <https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-august-25th-2024>
#OpenSource #FOSS
- New #Dillo plugin to sync bookmarks with #Firefox Sync.
New #Dillo plugin to sync bookmarks with #Firefox Sync.
<https://github.com/dillo-browser/dillo-plugin-ffbm>
It uses the ffsclient tool to access Firefox Sync data: <https://github.com/Mikescher/firefox-sync-client>
- Privacy-Preserving Attribution: Testing for a New Era of Privacy in Digital Advertisingblog.mozilla.org Privacy-Preserving Attribution: Testing for a New Era of Privacy in Digital Advertising – Open Policy & Advocacy
An update on Mozilla's PPA experiment and how it protects user privacy while testing cutting edge technologies to improve the open web.
An update on Mozilla's PPA experiment and how it protects user privacy while testing cutting edge technologies to improve the open web.
- Why Did Mozilla Remove XUL Add-ons?yoric.github.io Why Did Mozilla Remove XUL Add-ons?
TL;DR: Firefox used to have a great extension mechanism based on the XUL and XPCOM. This mechanism served us well for a long time. However, it came at an ever-growing cost in terms of maintenance for both Firefox developers and add-on developers. On one side, this growing cost progressively killed a...
TL;DR: Firefox used to have a great extension mechanism based on the XUL and XPCOM. This mechanism served us well for a long time. However, it came at an ever-growing cost in terms of maintenance for both Firefox developers and add-on developers. On one side, this growing cost progressively killed any effort to make Firefox secure, fast or to try new things. On the other side, this growing cost progressively killed the community of add-on developers. Eventually, after spending years trying to protect this old add-on mechanism, Mozilla made the hard choice of removing this extension mechanism and replacing this with the less powerful but much more maintainable WebExtensions API. Thanks to this choice, Firefox developers can once again make the necessary changes to improve security, stability or speed. During the past few days, I’ve been chatting with Firefox users, trying to separate fact from rumor regarding the consequences of the August 2020 Mozilla layoffs. One of the topics that came back a few times was the removal of XUL-based add-ons during the move to Firefox Quantum. I was very surprised to see that, years after it happened, some community members still felt hurt by this choice. And then, as someone pointed out on reddit, I realized that we still haven’t taken the time to explain in-depth why we had no choice but to remove XUL-based add-ons. So, if you’re ready for a dive into some of the internals of add-ons and Gecko, I’d like to take this opportunity to try and give you a bit more detail.
- #Firefox 129.0.2 is out now to fix an issue with screen readers prompting "Alert" when hovering over tabs and an issue where drag-and-drop operations would not work as expected with extensions that
#Firefox 129.0.2 is out now to fix an issue with screen readers prompting "Alert" when hovering over tabs and an issue where drag-and-drop operations would not work as expected with extensions that rely on this functionality.
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux #Mozilla
- Perhaps one day the internal browser wars will subside, my transit history will persist a single cache, my settings and extensions and preferences will export to a single file...
Perhaps one day the internal browser wars will subside, my transit history will persist a single cache, my settings and extensions and preferences will export to a single file...
One can dream... instead there's...
Firefox LibreWolf Chromium Ungoogled-Chromium Iridium Otter Brave (via linuxulator) Vivaldi (via ^^)
The first four receive an approximate equal share of my attention. Loader scripts for multi-profile non-Singleton-Locked states, alterations to pixel/dpi scale, de-clutterization, dark-plugins, blockers, ooooooh make it stop
#webdev #htmlfuuuuu #browser #firefox #chromium #developer #tech #migraine
- Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive adswww.windowscentral.com Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads
Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.
Google ramps up its campaign against ad blockers on Chrome.
- How can I get access to my connect.mozilla.org account back?
I changed emails on my Mozilla account, and then trying to log in again with it, it prompted me to create a new account. I made a Firefox support post 2 weeks ago but got no responses.
- In an alternate timeline...
A Mozilla employee recently released a Firefox addon to change the user agent to Chrome on sites the user enables it on.
- [PSA] Your email may be publicly shown as your name on discourse.mozilla.org
I'm actually pissed. I and many other users on the forum got an email from Chris Hayes on this:
Hello,
This is a friendly email to make you aware that your personal email address is currently visible to the whole internet via Mozilla's Discourse forum. It will show up in Google Search results. The affected email is the one that this email was sent to.
Many users may not be aware that their email address is publicly visible and Mozilla has not done anything about it in the 4 years it has been known, so I've taken this into my own hands to inform you.
What can you do?
You can update your profile name to be something else (actually, profile name is completely optional, so you can leave it blank if you want).
Steps to update profile name:
- If you search for "Mozilla Discourse forum" it should be one of the first results.
- Login. (Top-right)
- Click on your profile picture at the top right.
- Then, click on your username, at the top of the dropdown menu.
- Click on the "Preferences" button.
- Change the "Name" field, and click "Save Changes".
How did this happen?
There's a misconfiguration with Mozilla's Discourse forum that when you sign up with your Firefox account, it will by default use your personal email address as your profile's public name.
This is not a new issue, and has been known since 2020. The Mozilla Discourse forum is not actively maintained by Mozilla, so this has yet to be fixed.
You are one of 4,630 other users impacted by this privacy issue. It impacts 19% of all forum users, and 28% of new users.
More information:
There's a Discourse discussion about this problem here: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/email-is-displayed-by-default-for-the-new-account/92266
If you have connections to Mozilla, please help escalate this issue to the right people. This is a serious and long-standing privacy issue at an organization that should value "Privacy by default".
Sincerely,@chrisA fellow Mozillian
I am not Mozilla: This is not an official Mozilla email, I do not represent or work for Mozilla. This is an email from a fellow community member spreading awareness of this unaddressed privacy issue.