Firefox
Apparently the write-up is AI-generated BS, but super foxy...
It's no secret that Google has a very large influence. They have influenced web pages into being highly optimized for high search engine rankings, and have pushed AMP: [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/googles-amp-canonical-web-and-importance-web-standards-0](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/googles-amp-canonical-web-and-importance-web-standards-0). However I haven't found any concrete examples of Google pushing web standards that have been adopted and require browser support. I've read comments here and there like [this one](https://new.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1fwd9eb/comment/lqee00c/), that the Shadow DOM was created and pushed by Google, perhaps to make it harder to block ads, but didn't find any sources on that.
When You enable removal of all cookies upon web browser restart, is it wise to exempt tens of sites by adding them to the exception/allowed list: about:settings#privacy -> Cookies... -> Manage exceptions "You can specify which websites are always or never allowed to use cookies and site data." i am constantly bothered by the Stack Exchange Network which constantly keep me logged-out and when i login, it redirect me to a homepage instead of a previous page, when i go back, it shows as logged out, so i have to F5 the page. And this constantly repeats. Am I rendering my attempt to reduce tracking near pointless by allowing many sites like Microsoft's Github, Stack overflow etc. to permanently store the data incl. cookies?
Since I left Opera when it went Chromium around 2005, I was a very happy firefox user. The new update added a button 'List all tabs' on my toolbar, that I cant remove without some css magic. I tried, and tried to get use to it. I cant. It distract me all the time, I have no use for it. And I dont have the patience to do the css editing needed to hide it. Plus, this is the second time I cannot easily customize FF (first time was when they forced some round edge Tab for no reason and no easy rollback), so I suppose the browser is toast for me. For PC. What do you recommend for a change? I recall at a time using some browser build on Firefox , "BlueFox" (ed:WaterFox) or something like that. Are those still operational? I just need a my speedial customisable And all the menu button to be removed/added. And firefox addon: uBlock, Yesscript, Cookie autodelete ... Dont care for speed, or whatever. On a side note: WTF with those browser deciding what we want? They can allow us to customize any layout, so why force some fucking button I never asked for? I dont see the endgame
Vim's modal editing system is very efficient for manipulating text with little keystrokes. Let's say I had a list of URLs like the ones below, representing tabs. I could have the list as a text file, navigate them with arrow keys to move a text cursor, press `enter` or another key to focus on the tab under the cursor, `d` to cut a link (like cutting a file in a file explorer, or like how `d` deletes or cuts text in Vim), and `p` to put it in another position where the cursor is. I could select multiple lines to do `d` or `p`, or press `y` to yank (copy) them to my clipboard. startpage.com reddit.com/r/firefox lemmy.ml/c/firefox [Oil.nvim](https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim) seems to be a good point of reference for this. Its a Neovim plugin that acts as a file explorer, where all the files are text listed in a vim buffer, and you can do `d` `y` or `p`. I did a bunch of searches to see if Vimium Tridactyl or Surfing Keys can do this and nothing showed up. If they can, then an explanation would be helpful.
Curious what others' thoughts are about the monopoly ruling for Google and potential effects on Firefox. Last I knew the fix was not determined yet, but with Firefox's main source of income being from Google paying them to Goolge their default search, makes me wonder if lawsuits like this could actually backfire on current competition and not actually produce a more competitive environment. Not sure how Firefox could recover if the courts ruling would be Google can't make these deals.
Firefox will sometimes stop me from making a new tab and force me to update, is there a way to bypass this screen? Just to be clear I don't want to remove auto-updates, just stop it from forcing me. Today I was writing something and it made me update. Meaning I had to stop working on the thing I was writing so I could close the browser. Then when it updated it **deleted all my toolbars whyyyyyy.**
Could mean essentials you wouldn’t want to live without, neat little things you just found, all time favorites— really whatever comes to mind.
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.
 I had it on for a few days but it's inconvenient. I don't pause videos before switching tabs if they're not playing sounds, this feature would turn pip on for them. I wonder if anyone has it on and likes it.
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GPT summarize: > Mozilla's latest update on Privacy-Preserving Attribution (PPA) discusses its testing phase in Firefox, focusing on privacy in digital advertising. The prototype allows aggregated ad measurement without revealing individual user data, using cryptographic techniques and partnerships with entities like ISRG and Fastly. PPA aligns with privacy laws like GDPR and is being tested in controlled environments, such as ads for Mozilla VPN on the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN). Mozilla aims to refine PPA through feedback and expand testing while ensuring transparency and collaboration.
endler.dev
> I look left and right, and I'm the only one who still uses Firefox.
It is apparently possible to use Firefox containers to bypass or enable a VPN on a per-site basis. I discovered this yesterday and it makes using a VPN nowadays much easier, wish I'd heard of it ages ago. Using a SOCKS proxy this way also [reduces captchas](https://mullvad.net/en/help/socks5-proxy#why). To setup: 1. Install [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/). 2. Install [Container Proxy](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/container-proxy/). 3. Add VPN config under **Extensions** (puzzle icon in toolbar) > **Container proxy** > **Proxies** (for example, [Mullvad SOCKS5 proxy](https://mullvad.net/en/help/socks5-proxy)). 4. Make sure "Proxy DNS requests" is checked and the [Uncloak canonical names setting in uBlock Origin is disabled](https://github.com/bekh6ex/firefox-container-proxy/issues/23#issuecomment-773249909) to prevent DNS leaks. 5. Assign VPN to default and private browsing container. 6. Create a new container named e.g. "Unsecured" with the Multi-Account Container add-on and assign it a direct connection (default). 7. In VPN client, configure Firefox to use split tunneling. [Example split tunneling with the Mullvad app](https://mullvad.net/en/help/split-tunneling-with-the-mullvad-app). 8. Test default and unsecured containers against VPN website. The Container Proxy add-on is only needed to configure the unnamed default and private browsing containers. If you want to do the inverse (create a VPN container and leave the default unprotected), you can do that solely with Multi-Account Containers under **Extensions** (puzzle icon in toolbar) > **Multi-Account Containers** > **Manage Containers** > *Container* > **Advanced proxy settings**.
Mozilla's interim CEO Laura Chambers "says the company is reinvesting in Firefox after letting it languish in recent years," reports Fast Company, "hoping to reestablish the browser as independent alternative to the likes of Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari. "But some of those investments, which also include forays into generative AI, may further upset the community that's been sticking with Firefox all these years..." Chambers acknowledges that Mozilla lost sight of Firefox in recent years as it chased opportunities outside the browser, such as VPN service and email masking. When she replaced Mitchell Baker as CEO in February, the company scaled back those other efforts and made Firefox a priority again. "Yes, Mozilla is refocusing on Firefox," she says. "Obviously, it's our core product, so it's an important piece of the business for us, but we think it's also really an important part of the internet." Some of that focus involves adding features that have become table-stakes in other browsers. In June, Mozilla added vertical tab support in Firefox's experimental branch, echoing a feature that Microsoft's Edge browser helped popularize three years ago. It's also working on tab grouping features and an easier way to switch between user profiles. Mozilla is even revisiting the concept of web apps, in which users can install websites as freestanding desktop applications. Mozilla abandoned work on Progressive Web Apps in Firefox a few years ago to the dismay of many power users, but now it's talking with community members about a potential path forward. "We haven't always prioritized those features as highly as we should have," Chambers says. "That's been a real shift that's been very felt in the community, that the things they're asking for . . . are really being prioritized and brought to life." Firefox was criticized for testing a more private alternative to tracking cookies which could make summaries of aggregated data available to advertisers. (Though it was only tested on a few sites, "Privacy-Preserving Attribution" was enabled by default.) But EFF staff technologist Lena Cohen tells Fast Company that approach was "much more privacy-preserving" than Google's proposal for a "Privacy Sandbox." And according to the article, "Mozilla's system only measures the success rate of ads — it doesn't help companies target those ads in the first place — and it's less susceptible to abuse due to limits on how much data is stored and which parties are allowed to access it." In June, Mozilla also announced its acquisition of Anonym, a startup led by former Meta executives that has its own privacy-focused ad measurement system. While Mozilla has no plans to integrate Anonym's tech in Firefox, the move led to even more anxiety about the kind of company Mozilla was becoming. The tension around Firefox stems in part from Mozilla's precarious financial position, which is heavily dependent on royalty payments from Google. In 2022, nearly 86% of Mozilla's revenue came from Google, which paid $510 million to be Firefox's default search engine. Its attempts to diversify, through VPN service and other subscriptions, haven't gained much traction. Chambers says that becoming less dependent on Google is "absolutely a priority," and acknowledges that building an ad-tech business is one way of doing that. Mozilla is hoping that emerging privacy regulations and wider adoption of anti-tracking tools in web browsers will increase demand for services like Anonym and for systems like Firefox's privacy-preserving ad measurements. Other revenue-generating ideas are forthcoming. Chambers says Mozilla plans to launch new products outside of Firefox under a "design sprint" model, aimed at quickly figuring out what works and what doesn't. It's also making forays into generative AI in Firefox, starting with a chatbot sidebar in the browser's experimental branch. Chambers "says to expect a bigger marketing push for Firefox in the United States soon, echoing a 'Challenge the default' ad campaign that was successful in Germany last summer. Mozilla's nonprofit ownership structure, and the idea that it's not beholden to corporate interests, figures heavily into those plans."
Is there a way to disable the QR scanner in the search bar? I don't need it. If I'm searching from a QR code, I generally do it from the camera app, and I've only accidentally pushed this button, never intentionally.
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](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1454644) 2 weeks ago but got no responses.
sh.itjust.works
Just about the title question. Google has now legally been declared a monopoly so they no longer have a reason to be paying Mozilla. And Mozilla never had to slut themselves (and us) for Google in the first place.
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Direct link: https://qsurvey.mozilla.com/s3/413b49c8ae9e
A Mozilla employee recently released a Firefox addon to change the user agent to Chrome on sites the user enables it on. - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chrome-mask/ - https://reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1eic7bj/chroe_mask_makes_firefox_wear_a_mask_to_look_like/
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Updates in code base, interface, mobile development, plus improvements to the look and feel on Linux. Pretty cool to see!
www.omgubuntu.co.uk
> The latest Firefox Nightly build provides a feature that dramatically improves how its picture-in-picture (PIP) feature works — and I'm totally digging
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:** 1. If you search for "**Mozilla Discourse forum**" it should be one of the first results. 2. Login. (Top-right) 3. Click on your **profile picture** at the top right. 4. Then, click on your **username,** at the top of the dropdown menu. 5. Click on the "**Preferences**" button. 6. 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](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,[@chris](https://people.mozilla.org/p/chris)A 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.