Firefox will now auto-refuse cookies and dismiss annoying cookie banners for supported sites.

Firefox is rolling-out Cookie Banner Blocker by default in private windows for users in Germany during the coming weeks.

Firefox’s private windows and ETP-Strict privacy configuration now enhance the Canvas APIs with Fingerprinting Protection, thereby continuing to protect our users’ online privacy. This feature is enabled in private browsing mode by default. With this opt-in feature, Firefox informs the websites that the user doesn’t want their data to be shared or sold. Firefox now supports a setting (in Preferences → Privacy & Security) to enable Global Privacy Control. Firefox supports a new “Copy Link Without Site Tracking” feature in the context menu which ensures that copied links no longer contain tracking information. If you're going to stick it to the man and avoid the Chromium browser engine, then supporting Firefox is a no-brainer.įirefox 121 is now in the stable channel. One group particularly well served by the rapid release cycle have been developers, and a plethora of tools from Javascript Scratchpad (from Firefox 6) to full-blown Developer Toolbar (from Firefox 16) have worked their way into successive builds as Firefox courts this important community of users.Īnd underpinning this all are a constantly evolving set of performance improvements, standards support (HTML5 and CSS3 are constantly being added to, for instance) and bug fixes. We also saw the launch of specific development branches including UX, which has led to the new Australis user interface, which sees a streamlined tab, revamped menu and customisation features. Some of the landmark new features we’ve seen include a per-site Permissions Manager, enhanced Sync options, tabs on demand, silent updates and add-on enhancements. It’s true to say that individual updates often fail to deliver anything substantial, but cumulatively they roll together to produce a web browser that is radically different to the one – version 4 – that marked the start of a new era back in 2011. Not everyone gets by with the default browser on their computer, and when it comes to picking an alternative, Firefox is one of the most popular out there, having clawed back support from upstart rivals like Google Chrome and Opera in recent years by switching to a rapid release cycle, ensuring major new versions of the browser are released every six weeks.

Downloading Mozilla Firefox 117.0.1