How to block fingerprinting with Firefox
If you wonder why you keep seeing the same ad, over and over, the answer could be fingerprinting. Fingerprinting is a type of online tracking that’s different from cookies or … Read more
Save and update passwords in Private Browsing with Firefox
Private browsing was invented 14 years ago, making it possible for users to close a browser window and erase traces of their online activity from their computers. Since then, we’ve … Read more
How to research smarter, not harder with 10 tools on Firefox
Whether you’re in school or working on a project, knowing how to research is an essential skill. However, understanding how to do something and doing it smarter are two different … Read more
5 times when video ads autoplay and ruin everything.
The room is dark and silent. Suddenly, a loud noise pierces your ears. You panic as everyone turns in your direction. You just wanted to read an article about cute … Read more
How you can take control against online tracking
Picture this. You arrive at a website you’ve never been to before and the site is full of ads for things you’ve already looked at online. It’s not a difficult … Read more
How to stay safe online while on vacation
Vacations are a great time to unwind, sip a fruity drink with a tiny umbrella in it and expose your personal information to hackers if you’re traveling with a laptop, … Read more
First photo of a black hole or cosmic cousin of the Firefox logo?
A photo of a small, fiery circular shape floating in blackness will go down in history as the first photo of a black hole. It might not look like much, … Read more
10 unicorn themes for Firefox to make Unicorn Day extra magical.
If today feels a little extra magical, that’s because it’s Unicorn Day! That’s right, a whole day devoted to these enchanting fairytale creatures. Unicorn Day is a new holiday created … Read more
Prep for tax season safely with Firefox Send
It’s tax season in North America. What? No cheers? We get it. April 15 in the United States and April 30 in Canada is the deadline to submit our tax … Read more
Stop videos from automatically playing with new autoplay controls from Firefox
The web is 30 years old. Over its lifetime we’ve had developments that have brought us to peaks of delight and others to the pits of frustration. The blink tag, … Read more
Get the tablet experience you deserve with Firefox for iPad
We know that iPads aren’t just bigger versions of iPhones. You use them differently, you need them for different things. So rather than just make a bigger version of our … Read more
Get better password management with Firefox Lockbox on iPad
We access the web on all sorts of devices from our laptop to our phone to our tablets. And we need our passwords everywhere to log into an account. This … Read more