Firefox 85 removes Flash and adds protection against supercookiesFirefox now joins Chrome and Edge, both of which removed support for Flash earlier this month.January 26, 2021 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
How to remove the new "Other Bookmarks" button from FirefoxMozilla shoves new Firefox button down users' throat via silent update, without an option of disabling it.January 20, 2021 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
GitHub reinstates youtube-dl library after EFF interventionGitHub also establishes a $1 million "developer defense fund" to help open source developers fight against abusive DMCA Section 1201 takedown claims.November 16, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
Firefox 81 released with new browser themeOther Firefox 81 features include a new look for the PDF viewer, support for auto-filling card data, and support for hardware media keys.September 22, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
Mozilla shuts down Firefox Send and Firefox Notes servicesMozilla will shut down Send for good after a ZDNet report over the summer that highlighted the service's popularity with malware operators.September 17, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
WordPress to get a built-in XML sitemap featureNew XML sitemap generator will make it easier for WordPress sites to get indexed on search engines like Google.July 25, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
400 organizations sign open letter to save Open Technology Fund (OTF)Open source and human rights organizations fear key privacy and secure communications tools may lose funding in the future.June 22, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
The Firefox password manager now tells you when you use leaked passwordsThe Firefox password manager also tells you when a website has suffered a security breach.May 5, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
Mozilla moves to monetize Thunderbird, transfers project to new subsidiaryDevelopment of Thunderbird email client to be moved to a new Mozilla subsidiary named MZLA Technologies Corporation.January 29, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source
Rambler will drop NGINX criminal caseCompany says any legal matters will be handled in a civil court, but the case looks dead after a former Rambler CEO shot down Rambler's main argument over the weekend.December 17, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Open Source