Handy Privacy Tips For Firefox Users

Firefox includes many extensions to block trackers on the Internet and to protect the privacy of users, but the browser also sends itself data to third parties. Reason for a GitHub user to a list to the privacy options that adapt themselves through the browser.

This concerns issues such as Safe Browsing, collect statistics by Mozilla, the built-DRM plug-in, Firefox Hello, Pocket-integration WebRTC and geolocation. Sometimes users need to balance security and privacy. As Firefox exchanges via Google Safe Browsing information with Google in order to protect users from phishing sites and malware. Disabling this option can also be a security risk.

It also appears that Firefox Hello, a tool for video calls via the browser, connect to the servers of ISP Telefonica, without asking for your permission. In the case of the Pocket-integration, it is a connection to a third party to manage a list of articles read. In addition, users advised to search suggestions from the search box from the switch, since everything that is sent is typed into the search box defaults to the preset engine.

Google Lets Firefox And Safari Block Unwanted Software

After previously Google Chrome users already for websites with unwanted software warns Google has now made ​​this opportunity available for Firefox and Safari. Google offers to other parties the Google Safe Browsing API. This interface make Firefox and Safari example use of information that Google has about phishing sites and malware sites.

Through the Safe Browsing API would globally 1.1 billion people are protected. Google has the information it through the interface to other parties by giving now expanded with a list of websites that offer unwanted software. This involves software that affects the Internet, for example, by adjusting the start or showing additional ads on websites. Or Firefox and Safari will warn their users also for unwanted software or automatically via the API happens is still unknown.

Google Protects 1.1 Billion People With Safe Browsing

The Google Safe Browsing technology protects every day more than 1.1 billion people, as the Internet giant has let know. Safe Browsing through that 8 years ago was developed, users of Chrome, Firefox and Safari warned of malware and phishing sites.

In the case of Chrome also warned if the user downloads malware. A warning that soon also when visiting websites that unwanted software will appear offering. At this time let Safe Browsing see 5 million alerts per day, for all kinds of malicious websites and unwanted software. Through the technology would be discovered each month over 50,000 malware sites and more than 90,000 phishing sites.

Google puts the technology is also responsible for alerting webmasters when there are specific problems with their websites, for example if they have been hacked and malware. The figures from Google published ahead of the 26th anniversary of the Web. "As the Web matures, so does the Safe Browsing technology. We look forward to the web and its users to protect for many years," says Panayiotis Mavrommatis of the Google Safe Browsing team.