Care to share the proof that Mozilla sells user data to anyone?
Firefox’s stance on privacy, like Apple’s, is to some extent branding
Some of the recently introduced Privacy related features -
- Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Total Cookies protection
- Browser Fingerprint protection
- DNS Over HTTPS support
- Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) support
- Continued Manifest v2 support
- Copy URL without tracking parameter
- Protection against redirect tracking
- In-Built on-device translation
(Further options to harden Firefox via user.js or via about:config)
In a rather stark turnaround, Google is no longer ending support for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser...
I moved to Mozilla Thunderbird long ago https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/
I think you are looking for this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Alternatively, https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions
Whenever you have issue with Firefox, first thing that you should try is 'Troubleshoot mode' -
Firefox Menu > Help > Troubleshoot Mode
I think that's for Gnome App developers and not for regular users.
Firefox Containers are for Cookies and Storage separation. Profile, on the other hand, is a COMPLETE separation in all aspects of Firefox's user data, setup , add-ons.
Ubuntu 24.04 + Gnome 46 + Wayland + Nvidia Rtx 3070 Ti + Driver v555 + Kernel v6.9.3
- Initially noticed a minor lag when opening Application windows. Then reinstalled libnvidia-egl-wayland1 and apparently that lag is now gone. But, honestly I feel Wayland had more smoother performance with v550, than v555.
>For those wanting to build a Wayland-only Linux desktop experience without carrying any aging X11 baggage, GNOME 47 will be able to optionally offer Wayland-only support without carrying X11/X.Org support. This Mutter merge request landed today that allows compiling Mutter with X11 support disabled. That landed today along with this GNOME Shell merge request for being able to disable X11 support too.
NVIDIA 555.58 Linux graphics driver is now available for download with explicit GPU sync support for NVIDIA GPU users on Wayland.
Uninstall OneDrive, problem solved.
Japan has taken a leaf out of the EU’s regulatory book.
Either Connect to VPN > Download the Add-on.
Or, on the GitHub or Gitlab page, provide a copy of extension and the instruction to install it locally.
Canonical announces the general availability of an enterprise-grade real-time Ubuntu kernel for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) systems.
>To get started with the real-time kernel for Ubuntu 24.04, check out the official documentation. One thing to keep in mind if you’re an NVIDIA GPU user is that the real-time Ubuntu kernel does not support the proprietary NVIDIA graphics drivers.
Rival coders must have Europe-based staff to build and test non-WebKit surfing
>The Register has learned from those involved in the browser trade that Apple has limited the development and testing of third-party browser engines to devices physically located in the EU. That requirement adds an additional barrier to anyone planning to develop and support a browser with an alternative engine in the EU.
>It effectively geofences the development team. Browser-makers whose dev teams are located in the US will only be able to work on simulators. While some testing can be done in a simulator, there's no substitute for testing on device – which means developers will have to work within Apple's prescribed geographical boundary.
>... as Mozilla put it – to make it "as painful as possible for others to provide competitive alternatives to Safari."
Currently I'm using ungoogled-chromium on Linux just for PWA because of this decision made by Mozilla 😔
For What application you face issue? I’m curious as XWayland should provide backward compatibility.
Well, since when Silicon Valley cared about environment or Global warming? It's all about $ always.
Used Mainline to install it on Ubuntu 23.10. Together with Nvidia driver v550, it is working without an issue for me.
Money and Time – It's rather easier/cheaper for Organizations nowadays to outsource a part of infra to Cloud service providers.
Source: https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2024/05/09/screenshots-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-160/
We’re working on a new anti-tracking feature: Bounce Tracking Protection. It works similar to the existing Cookie Purging feature in Firefox, but instead of a tracker list it relies on heuristics to detect bounce trackers.
It’s based on the navigational-tracking-protections spec draft in the PrivacyCG[1]
[1] https://privacycg.github.io/nav-tracking-mitigations/#bounce-tracking-mitigations
- No-Script
- Canvas Blocker
- LibRedirect
- uBlock Origin
- Bitwarden (Selfhosted Vaultwarden server)
- LanguageTool (Selfhosted LanguageTool server)
- Dark Reader
Wait, I thought they are recipient of Sovereign Tech Fund. Didn't that help them with their budget?
Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian GNU/Linux 13 will feature a refined command-line feel for the APT package manager with columnar display and colors.
It's always sad to see a long-standing bit of open-source software put itself out to pasture (a euphemism for going way of the dodo, which is a metaphor
>note: ClamAV is a separate, distinct project whose development is overseen by the Talos Group, at Cisco Systems and is not affected by this decision
A new version of Power Profiles Daemon in Ubuntu 24.04 offers power efficiency improvements for laptop users, but those with modern AMD devices may see
Curious to know the latest market share percentage for Linux desktop? You don't have to do the research, we've done it for you.
Highlights After fixing some bugs discovered in Nightly, Marco has enabled cross-container tab search on beta and release. This should go out with Firefox 125! Container tab ...
Mozilla released a standalone Firefox Nightly test build recently that includes support for vertical tabs. Here is how it looks.
Mozilla released a standalone Firefox Nightly test build recently that includes support for vertical tabs. Here is how it looks.
A slew of modernisation are set to ship in next version of Linux Mint, which will be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. First up, Linux Mint 22 will switch to
After repeatedly suffering issues with scam apps making it onto the Snap Store, Canonical maker of Ubuntu Linux have now decided to manually look over submissions.
LibreOffice 24.2.2 is now available for download as the second point release to the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite fixing more than 70 bugs.
