Mozilla DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) Comment Period

We're crowdsourcing ideas and recommendations to help us enhance the privacy and security benefits of DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for users around the world | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Ending Firefox Support for Flash

On January 26, 2021, Firefox will end support for Adobe Flash. Adobe and other browsers will also end support for Flash in January and we are working together to ensure a smooth transition for all. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode

  Security on the web matters. Whenever you connect to a web page and enter a password, a credit card number, or other sensitive information, you want to be sure ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Preloading Intermediate CA Certificates into Firefox

Throughout 2020, Firefox users have been seeing fewer secure connection errors while browsing the Web. We’ve been improving connection errors overall for some time, and a new feature called Intermediate ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla Reaction to U.S. vs. Google

Today the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that it unlawfully maintains monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla: Open Letter to South Korea’s ICT Minister

In our view, forcing websites (content providers) to pay network usage fees will damage the Korean economy, harm local content providers, increase consumer costs, reduce quality of service, and make it harder for global services to reach South Koreans. While we recognise the need … | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Rollback Attack

This blog post is the first of several guest blog posts we'll be publishing, where we invite participants of our bug bounty program to write about bugs they've reported to ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

The internet needs our love

It’s noisy out there. We are inundated with sensational headlines every minute, of every day. You almost could make a full-time job of sorting the fun, interesting or useful memes, ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Expanded extension support in Firefox for Android Nightly

A few weeks ago, we mentioned that we were working on increasing extension support in the Firefox for Android Nightly pre-release channel. Starting September 30, ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla give up Firefox send and Firefox notes

We are announcing the end of life for two legacy services that grew out of the Firefox Test Pilot program: Firefox Send and Firefox Notes. Both services are being decommissioned and will no longer be a part of our product family. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

The Future of Sync

Intro There's a new Sync back-end! The past year or so has been a year of a lot of changes and some of those changes ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla introduces paid add-ons review, called “Promoted add-ons”

Today, we are launching a pilot program to give developers a way to promote their add-ons on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). This pilot program, which will run ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

How to speed up the Rust compiler one last time

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@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Update on extension support in the new Firefox for Android

Last week, we finished rolling out the new Firefox for Android experience. This launch was the culmination of a year and a half of work ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

What to expect for the upcoming deprecation of FTP in Firefox

The Firefox platform development team recently announced plans to first disable, and then remove the implementation for built-in FTP from the browser.  FTP is a ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

A new Firefox for Android experience

Firefox for Android has been overhauled to the core and is now available with many new features mobile users will love. Try it out today! | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Bug Bounty Program Updates: Adding (Another) New Class of Bounties

Recently we increased bounty payouts and also included a Static Analysis component in our bounty program; and we are expanding our bug bounty program even further with a new Exploit ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla: Message to Employees – Change in Difficult Times [pdf]

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@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Changing World, Changing Mozilla

This is a time of change for the internet and for Mozilla. From combatting a lethal virus and battling systemic racism to protecting individual privacy — one thing is clear: ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

Today, Firefox is introducing Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) 2.0, our next step in continuing to provide a safe and private experience for our users. ETP 2.0 protects you from an advanced tracking technique called redirect tracking, also known as bounce tracking. We will be r … | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Understanding Web Security Checks in Firefox (Part 2)

  This is the second and final part of a blog post series that explains how Firefox implements Web Security fundamentals, like the Same-Origin Policy and Content-Security-Policy. While the first ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

How to speed up the Rust compiler some more in 2020

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@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Firefox 79 includes protections against redirect tracking

A little over a year ago we enabled Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) by default in Firefox. We did so because we recognize that tracking poses a threat to society, user ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Should you cover your webcam? (2016)

Webcam privacy is on the mind of many internet users. Try these practical privacy tips, from Mozilla, non-profit champions of the Internet. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Ordering Browser Tabs Chronologically to Support Task Continuity

Product teams working on Firefox at Mozilla have long been interested in helping people get things done, whether that’s completing homework for school, shopping for a pair of shoes, or ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla Puts Its Trusted Stamp on VPN

Starting today, there’s a VPN on the market from a company you trust. The Mozilla VPN (Virtual Private Network) is now available on Windows and Android devices. This fast and ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla VPN

Hi everyone, You might remember that we first introduced the Firefox Private Network (FPN) back then in December 2019. At that time, we had two ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla Puts Its Trusted Stamp on VPN

The Mozilla VPN (Virtual Private Network) is now available on Windows. This fast and easy-to-use VPN service is brought to you by Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, and a trusted name in online consumer security and privacy services. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Reducing TLS Certificate Lifespans to 398 Days

We intend to update Mozilla’s Root Store Policy to reduce the maximum lifetime of TLS certificates from 825 days to 398 days, with the aim of protecting our user's HTTPS ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

A look at password security, Part I: history and background

Today I'd like to talk about passwords. Yes, I know, passwords are the worst, but why? This is the first of a series of posts about passwords, with this one ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Firefox Picture-in-Picture

With Firefox Picture-in-Picture, you can play a video in a separate, scalable window that pops out for viewing on top of all your windows. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Firefox Relay protects your email address from hackers and spammers

Firefox Relay makes it easy to create email alisas that relay messages to your real inbox, protecting you from spam and hackers. Now in closed beta. Sign up for an invitation. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Update on Firefox Support for macOS 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11

On June 30th, macOS 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11 users will automatically be moved to the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR). Users do not need to take additional action to receive those updates. On June 30th, these macOS users will automatically be moved to the ESR channel through … | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla VPN

We are working hard to make the official product, the Mozilla VPN, available in selected regions this year. We will continue to offer the Mozilla VPN at the current pricing model for a limited time, which allows you to protect up to five devices on Windows, Android, and iOS at $4 … | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Next steps in testing our Firefox Private Network browser extension beta

We will be transitioning from a free beta to a paid subscription beta for the Firefox Private Network browser extension. This version will be offered for a limited time for $2.99/mo and will provide unlimited access while using the Firefox Private Network extension. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Protecting Search and Browsing Data from Warrantless Access

As the maker of Firefox, we know that browsing and search data can provide a detailed portrait of our private lives and needs to be protected. That's why we work ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

The USA Freedom Act and Browsing History

Last Thursday, the US Senate voted to renew the USA Freedom Act which authorizes a variety of forms of national surveillance. As has been reported, this renewal does not include ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Firefox browser extensions to make remote work and school a little better

These Firefox browser extensions are here to make remote work and school a little easier and more productive. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 3 years ago

Mozilla research shows some machine voices score higher than humans

Research conducted at Mozilla shows that some human voices are rated by listeners lower than some robot voices. And that's fascinating. That suggests we are at a point in technology, in society right now, where there are mechanically generated voices that actually sound better th … | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

What the Heck Happened with .org?

If you are following the tech news, you might have seen the announcement that ICANN withheld consent for the change of control of the Public Interest Registry and that this ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

Firefox 75 will respect ‘nosniff’ for Page Loads

Prior to being able to display a web page within a browser the rendering engine checks and verifies the MIME type of the document being loaded. In case of an ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2020

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@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

Firefox’s Bug Bounty in 2019 and into the Future

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@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

Better Stack Fixing for Firefox

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@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

April Extensions for Firefox Preview

Back in February, we announced support for the first extension for Firefox Preview, the new and rebuilt mobile browser for Android that is set to ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

Mitchell Baker Becomes Mozilla CEO

The internet is now our lifeline, as a good portion of humanity lives as close to home as possible. Those who currently don’t have access will feel this need ever ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

Mitchell Baker Named CEO of Mozilla

The independent directors of the Mozilla board are pleased to announce that Mitchell Baker has been appointed permanent CEO of Mozilla Corporation. We have been conducting an external candidate search ... | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago

Latest Firefox updates address bar, making search easier than ever

Today’s Firefox release makes it even easier to get to the things that matter most to you online. Check out the ways we’ve made it easier to do searches right from the address bar. | Continue reading


@blog.mozilla.org | 4 years ago