How to get the updateįirefox 69 is available in the stable Fedora 30 and pre-release Fedora 31 repositories, as well as Rawhide. Read more about them in the Firefox release notes. There are numerous other new features in the new release.
It also solves more of the real problem - having your computer’s power used without permission.
This feature prevents unwanted sudden noise. But Firefox 69 also lets you stop videos from playing even if they start without sound. Firefox already stops this from happening using the Block Autoplay feature. Video playback also uses extra CPU power and you may not want this happening on your laptop without permission. These improvements give you additional protection from having your activities tracked online.Īnother common annoyance is videos that start in your browser without warning. The new standard setting in Firefox 69 prevents sites from this kind of abuse.įirefox 69 has additional settings to prevent sites from identifying or fingerprinting your browser for later use. Cryptomining happens without your knowledge or permission and is therefore a misuse of your system. When you use Firefox 69 with a new (or reset) settings profile, the browser makes it harder for sites to track your information or misuse your computer resources.įor instance, less scrupulous websites use scripts that cause your system to do lots of intense calculations to produce cryptocurrency results, called cryptomining. The newest version of Firefox includes Enhanced Tracking Protection (or ETP). The latest version, Firefox 69, was released recently and you can get it for your stable Fedora system (30 and later). Firefox already features a fast browsing engine and numerous privacy features.Ī community of developers continues to improve and enhance Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation underwrites work on Firefox, as well as other projects that promote an open, safe, and privacy respecting Internet. When you install the Fedora Workstation, you’ll find the world-renowned Firefox browser included.
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