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Firefox 69 blocks third-party trackers and autoplay videos

by Brad Linder 5 Comments on Firefox 69 blocks third-party trackers and autoplay videos

The latest version of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser is here, and among other things it rolls out stronger privacy protection as well as protection from annoyances like videos that autoplay when you load a website. While Firefox already has a Block Autoplay feature, it only applied to videos with autoplaying audio. Now users can opt […]

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Firefox 66 blocks auto-playing audio, improves multi-tab search, and more

by Brad Linder 4 Comments on Firefox 66 blocks auto-playing audio, improves multi-tab search, and more

Firefox 66 is out today, and the latest version of the web browser includes a bunch of new features including support for Windows Hello authentication (so you can login to websites using a fingerprint, facial recognition, or a PIN, basic support for the macOS Touch Bar, and the number of processes used to render web […]

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Google temporarily rolls back Chrome’s autoplay restrictions that keep web games from working

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Google temporarily rolls back Chrome’s autoplay restrictions that keep web games from working

When Google released Chrome 66 last month, one of the most notable changes was a restriction on web content that automatically plays audio when you visit a website. Intended to keep your browser from unexpectedly making sounds as you surf the web, the new restriction also had the unintentional impact of casing many web-based games […]

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Chrome 66 released for desktop, Android with autoplay restrictions, security enhancements

by Brad Linder 1 Comment on Chrome 66 released for desktop, Android with autoplay restrictions, security enhancements

Google has released Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. Among other things, the update brings experimental support for “site isolation” to a limited set of users, as a way to help protect against Spectre-based attacks. Google says the feature is rolling out as a trial now, but it will eventually be available […]