March 27, 2020

Firefox 76 will have option to enforce HTTPS-only connections

The aim is to block the browser from reaching the small number of sites that cling to HTTP, closing security risks.

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March 11, 2020

Brave browser to block web fingerprinting with randomisation

Brave is testing a new defence against fingerprinting: confusing algorithms by randomising some of the data they collect.

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February 28, 2020

Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US

Mozilla has said it plans to make a privacy technology called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) the default setting for US users of Firefox within weeks.

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February 03, 2020

Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes

Apple thinks it's come up with a simple way to make SMS two-factor authentication (2FA) one-time codes less susceptible to phishing attacks.

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January 28, 2020

Mozilla bans Firefox extensions for executing remote code

Mozilla’s policy is unambiguous - add-ons must be self-contained and not load remote code, which opens up the user to all sorts of risks.

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January 09, 2020

Browser zero day: Update your Firefox right now!

Firefox has issues an emergency 72.0.1 patch to fix a zero day vulnerability.

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December 18, 2019

Mozilla adds NextDNS to list of DNS-over-HTTPS providers

Firefox users interested in turning on the browser’s DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) privacy feature now have two providers to choose from.

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December 17, 2019

Mozilla mandates 2FA security for Firefox developers

Mozilla last week fired off an important memo to all Firefox extension developers telling them to turn on authentication (2FA) on their addons.mozilla.org (AMO) accounts.

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November 21, 2019

DNS-over-HTTPS is coming to Windows 10

Microsoft will soon add the ability to use DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS into its networking client.

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