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Google, Mozilla Privacy Efforts Lead Security News

January 30th, 2011 | No Comments

Google’s and Mozilla’s efforts to empower users to more easily opt out of online behavioral tracking by advertisers were joined in the past week’s headlines by arrests in the pro-WikiLeaks cyber-attacks. – User privacy was in the news this past week when Mozilla and Google proposed
their own answers for concerns about online behavioral tracking by advertisers.
Mozilla entered the fray Jan. 23 when
it proposed adding a quot;Do Not Track quot; HTTP header to the Firefox
browser to send a signal to …


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Mozilla Firefox Ad Opt-Out Preferred over Google Chrome: EFF

January 30th, 2011 | No Comments

The Electronic Frontier Foundation gives the nod to Mozilla’s Firefox behavioral tracking opt-out tool over Google’s Chrome Keep My Opt Outs browser extension. Find out why here. – Mozilla Firefox received the early edge over the Google Chrome Web browser
in a head-to-head match-up of software tools that let users elude ad-tracking
cookies, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Mozilla Jan. 23 introduced its Do Not Track HTTP header that will allow users
to opt…


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Mozilla Proposes Firefox ‘Do Not Track’ Feature

January 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Mozilla wants to address online behavioral tracking by advertisers with a "Do Not Track" feature for the Firefox browser. – Mozilla is planning to take its own shot at improving user privacy controls online.
The company is looking to add a new feature to its Firefox browser that would enable users to opt-out of online behavioral tracking by advertisers. The move follows a December report from the U.S. Federal Trade …


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Fresh Mozilla Firefox Beta 4 Drops for Testing

January 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Mozilla Jan. 14 rolled out its latest Firefox 4 beta version for users to test. Expect much better speed and performance, as well as Panorama technology for better group tabbing. – Mozilla released its new
Firefox 4 browser beta to the public Jan. 14, offering a new look with an
emphasis on speed for users to play with on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Performance enhancements rev up start-up time,
page-loading and accelerate Web application and games. Mozilla’s Kraken
performan…


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Mozilla Firefox 4 Offers Streamlined Synch Setup

December 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

The beta offers easier account and new device setup for Firefox Sync and expanded support for 3D graphics. – Applications developer Mozilla announced the release of Firefox 4 beta, the latest version of the companys popular Web browsing application. The beta offers easier account and new device setup for Firefox Sync, expanded support for 3D graphics in the browser and a revamped Firefox Add-ons Manager, a…


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Mozilla Launches Rainbow Video and Audio Recording for Firefox 4

October 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla’s new Rainbow developer prototype enables developers to bring video and audio recording to Firefox. – Mozilla Labs has introduced Rainbow,
a new developer prototype that brings video and audio recording to Firefox 4.
In an Oct.
28 blog post, Anant Narayanan, an engineer at Mozilla Labs, said Rainbow
enables Web developers to access local video and audio recording capabilities
using just a few l…


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Critical Firefox Security Zero-Day Under Attack

October 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla is warning users about a new critical vulnerability affecting Firefox. – A critical Mozilla Firefox zero-day has surfaced in the wild.
According to security researchers, an attack using the bug was
spotted Oct. 26, when the vulnerability was seen being exploited
to drop malware on unsuspecting visitors to the Nobel Peace
Prize Website.
Researchers at Norman AS…


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Mozilla Hires New CEO

October 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Gary Kovacs, a former Sybase and Adobe executive, will become Mozilla’s CEO as the company completes its transition from former CEO John Lilly. – Mozilla
has named Gary Kovacs, a former executive at Sybase and Adobe, as its new CEO.

In
an Oct. 14 blog post, Mitchell
Baker, chair of Mozilla, said Kovacs brings the right blend of skills to
the job and complimented the search team for finding him for the role,
particularly as Mozilla loo…


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Mozilla Releases Firefox 4 Beta for Android and Maemo

October 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla has released its Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android and Nokia’s Maemo. It includes features such as Firefox Sync and improved performance, according to Mozilla. – Mozilla has released its Firefox 4 beta 1 for Android and Nokias Maemo.
The mobile-optimized browser can be downloaded from this Mozilla Website. It
includes features familiar to users of Firefoxs desktop version, including
Add-ons and the cheekily named Awesome Bar, which displays frequently vi…


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Mozilla Seabird Experiment Provides 3D Projection for Smartphone Interface

September 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla Sept. 23 took the covers off Seabird, an experimental "Open Web" mobile phone concept created by product designer and Mozilla Labs community developer Billy May. Here’s Mozilla’s teaser: "Drawing on insights culled from the Mozilla community through the project’s blog, a focus quickly developed around frustrating physical interactions. While mobile CPUs, connectivity and development platforms begin approaching that of desktops, the lagging ability to efficiently input information has grown ever more pronounced." In other words, get ready to stop text input and leverage innovation around motion capture and projector software used by mobile phone makers such as HTC, Motorola and Samsung. Maybe text input won’t completely go away yet, but these new technologies will help users more efficiently access small mobile devices by projecting keyboards and applications on a range of surfaces. In this slide show, eWEEK runs through Mozilla Seabird. – …


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Apple, Mozilla Fix DLL Loading Issue in Browsers

September 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Apple and Mozilla separately patched the DLL security issue affecting numerous applications on Windows after both Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox were found to be vulnerable. – Apple and Mozilla have patched their browser products against the
dynamic-library link file loading issue affecting many
applications running on Windows.
For Apple Safari users,
the fix was mixed in with a relatively small update that also plugged
two security holes in the Webkit engine. Users…


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New Firefox 4 Beta Bolsters Graphics, Audio and Security

September 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla delivers a new update to the Firefox 4 Beta, which features faster graphics, new audio capabilities and enhanced security. Mozilla continues to hone its browser with new beta updates every few weeks. – Mozilla has delivered a new update
to the Firefox 4 Beta, which features faster graphics, new audio
capabilities and enhanced security.
In a Sept. 7 blog post, Mike
Beltzner, Mozilla’s director of Firefox, said the new update to the latest
beta of the company’s popular open-source browser takes…


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Firefox for Android Alpha Released

August 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla has announced the release of the next major version of its Firefox browser for mobile users — known as Fennec – for Android and the Nokia N900. – Mozilla has announced that the next major version of its Firefox browser for mobile users, known as Fennec, is now available for the Android and Nokia N900 platforms.
Mozilla officials said the Alpha release of Fennec is now available for Android and Nokia N900 users to download and test.
In an A…


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Mozilla Updates Firefox 4 Beta with Sync and Panorama

August 25th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla has released a new update of its Firefox 4 Beta featuring built-in Firefox Sync and new tab management capability. – Mozilla,
the maker of the popular open-source Firefox browser, has delivered two new
features for developers and users to test, just weeks after the release of the
last Firefox beta 4 update. The Sync feature helps users synchronize their Web
experience and organize their online life. Firefox Sy…


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Mozilla: Firefox Security Bug Won’t Fool Users

August 17th, 2010 | No Comments

UPDATED:Despite the red flag raised by a security researcher, Mozilla says users are not likely to be duped by a bug that can be used to bypass an alert meant for obfuscated URLs in Firefox. – A bug in the Firefox browser that can be used to bypass an
alert for obfuscated URLs is unlikely to trick users, according to
Mozilla.
The flaw was uncovered by Armorize Technologies researcher
Aditya K. Sood, who warned it could be used by purveyors of
malware to increase the chance of lead…


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Apple Accepts Firefox Home for the iPhone

July 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Apple accepted Mozillas Firefox Home for the iPhone, which syncs the users desktops Firefox history, bookmarks and open tabs with their Apple mobile device, into the App Store. – Apple and Mozilla may be competitors for browser
market-share, but that hasnt stopped the former from approving Firefox Home
for the iPhone. The app allows users to sync their desktops Firefox history,
bookmarks and open tabs with their iPhone, potentially streamlining the online
lives of people…


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Mozilla Pulls Firefox Add-on for Stealing Passwords

July 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla pulled a malicious add-on for Firefox that it says was found to be stealing password information from users. The add-on, Mozilla Sniffer, was downloaded by nearly 1,800 users. Also, Mozilla reports a security escalation vulnerability in the popular CoolPreviews add-on. – Mozilla has removed a malicious, password-stealing Firefox add-on from its
servers and added it to its block list.
The add-on, Mozilla Sniffer, had been in Firefox’s library of add-ons
since June 6, and had been downloaded nearly 1,800 times.
quot;It was discovered that this add-on contains cod…


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Mozilla Pushes Firefox 4 to Stay Ahead of Google Chrome

July 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Mozilla has launched the initial beta of Firefox 4, and promises additional beta versions of the open-source browser every few weeks as it refines features. Although Firefox holds a healthy portion of the browser market, it faces a growing challenge from Google Chrome as well as pressure from Internet Explorer. – Mozilla has launched the initial beta of Firefox 4, promising additional
beta versions every few weeks as it works on refining the browser. And
refinement is crucial, given the increasingly competitive nature of the Web browser
market.
quot;Your feedback is essential to help shape the product,…


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Mozilla’s Firefox 4 Web Browser Gets an Overhaul, Inside and Out

July 8th, 2010 | No Comments

The first beta release of Firefox 4 offers individuals and organizations a first look at the upcoming version of the popular open-source Web browser. The browser’s new features include a UI facelift, a new Add-Ons manager, support for the HD HTML5 WebM video format, and process isolation for browser plug-ins. Check out the slide gallery below for a look at the new browser in action. If you’ve tested Firefox 4 Beta 1 yourself, eWEEK Labs would love to hear about your experience. Weigh in with your own review at http://labs.eweek.com/product/firefox-4-beta-1/. – …


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Mozilla Unveils Firefox 4 Beta

July 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Are you ready for the new version of Firefox? Mozilla has unveiled Firefox 4 Beta that comes in a new look as well as a big number of new features. With the release of Firefox 4 Beta the company has introduced a new interface. You will be able to see tabs on top as well [...]

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