The forthcoming Firefox 13.5 will not include a 'do not track' option, as the opt-out request is ignored by most websites
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Mozilla Foundation Confirms Layoffs, Eliminates Advocacy Division
Mozilla Foundation axes 30 percent of its staff, and is eliminating its Advocacy Division that fights for free and open Internet
Mozilla Names And Shames Privacy Compromising Cars
Privacy nightmare on wheels! Mozilla Foundations reviews 25 major car brands, all of which fail privacy tests
Firefox 90 Improves Tracking Blocking For Private Browsing
Latest web browser from Mozilla Foundation further improves private browsing thanks to version 2 of the SmartBlock feature
Microsoft Edge Overtakes Firefox On Desktops
Worrying development for Mozilla Foundation, as user numbers of the Firefox browser on desktop shrinks, allowing Microsoft Edge to overtake it
Mozilla To Axe Quarter Of Its Workforce
Jobs losses. 250 jobs to be axed at Firefox creator Mozilla, with Coronavirus being blamed for “significant restructuring”
Mozilla Confirms Thunderbird Email Client Move
Thunderbird is go. Thunderbird email client has this week moved to a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
Google Removes Avast, AVG Extensions From Chrome Web Store
Google takes action over data collection concerns about browser extensions from Avast, AVG, joining similar action by Mozilla and Opera
Mozilla Removes Avast, AVG Extensions From Firefox Store
Add-ons from security vendor Avast pulled from Firefox online store, after they are accused of spying on user's web surfing habits
Mozilla, Intel, Red Hat Target Open Source Security With Bytecode Alliance
Partnership of open source players seeks to implement standards for coding outside the browser
Firefox To Halt Browser Pop-Ups
Early next year Firefox 72 will attempt to cut down on annoying pop-ups in the web browser
Mozilla Strengthens Privacy With DoH Switch On
Another move to strengthen its privacy credentials, as Mozilla gradually switches on DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for its Firefox browser
Firefox 69 Blocks Tracking Cookies, Crypto-mining
No more cryptominers or third party tracking cookies, Mozilla promises with new Firefox release
Firefox Users Urged To Update Browser
Mozilla advisory urges update after discovery of zero-day vulnerability being exploited in the wild
Firefox 66 Seeks To Reduce Web’s Most Annoying Features
Hate video or audio clips automatically playing content in a web page? Firefox 66 aims to sooth online annoyances
Mozilla To Block Firefox Ad-Tracking By Default
Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds
Firefox Plug-In To Halt Facebook Data Scraping
Mozilla aims to halt Facebook's collection of data via its network of trackers across the web
Mozilla Disables Battery Tracking API To Tighten Firefox Privacy
Firefox cuts off support for API that allows websites to detect user battery levels over tracking fears
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down After Backlash
Brendan Eich resigns as Mozilla CEO because of the furious backlash to his stance on gay-marriage
Mozilla Explores Faster Web Loading With Mozjpeg Encoder
Mozilla announces the Mozjpeg JPEG encoder to enable faster loading times for web pages
Mozilla Releases Firefox 24 And Fixes Security Issues
Mozilla has patched a number of security issues with the release of its Firefox 24 web browser
Firefox 23 Arrives With Social Features And New Security
Mozilla’s Firefox 23 boasts new social-sharing features as well as mixed-content security capabilities
Mozilla Tempts Developers With Firefox Smartphones
Mozilla is to offer developers a preview of the Keon and the Peak smartphones running the Firefox OS
Mozilla Revenue Grows 33 Percent
Royalties paid by Google keep the free software community well-supplied
Mozilla Bigs Up ‘Digital Literacy’ at MozFest 2012
Mozilla Foundation launches new projects aiming to teach children how to code
New Firefox OS Screenshots: Gallery
Mobile OS from Mozilla Foundation is shaping up nicely