This technology allows users to use security devices like the Yubikey allowing secure logging into accounts. In Firefox 60, Web Authentication API was enabled by default to provide an extra layer of security with two-factor authentication. On the other hand, Google Chrome continues to outperform Firefox in terms of overall performance. From the results, the overall performance of Firefox 66 remained steady compared to the earlier version. As always, I ran the Browsermark Benchmark test. You can check the full list of detailed changes in the Firefox Release Notes. Mozilla has doubled the content processes, from 4 to 8 which is expected to improve overall browser performance and reduce crash rates. This is expected to make the sites, that you visit, much faster.Īnd finally, another performance improvement is with the content processes. This will allow users to use fingerprint, face recognition or external security keys for website authentication.įirefox 66 also includes improved performance for Extensions which now store their settings in a Firefox database instead of individual JSON files. Yet another improvement implemented in this new browser version is easier password-less security via support for Windows Hello (on Windows 10). Another feature of this privacy report is that users can manage their login passwords as well as synced devices via Firefox Lockwise.

The report also notifies users notified of known data breaches via Firefox Monitor. This report shows users how many times Firefox blocked tracking attempts from social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. This will help users better manage their privacy settings and keep trackers at bay.Īlso, Mozilla has introduced a Firefox Privacy Protection Report, As part of the tracking protection enhancements. In this new browser update, Mozilla has added Social Media Trackers to Ehanced Traction Protection. Currently, you will find 3 enhanced tracking protection options: Standard, Strict, and Custom. They implemented the Enhanced Tracking Protection feature a while back and have continued to improve it. This year, Mozilla has continued their efforts into making Firefox privacy-centric for its users.

There were a few changes and improvements implemented which I cover in the video review above. On OctoMozilla released Firefox 70 which is the sixth major browser update in 2019. Firefox 70 Changes & New Features in 2019

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