How to create strong passwords
Your password is your first line of defense against hackers and unauthorized access to your accounts. The strength of your passwords directly impacts your online security. Combine unrelated words to … Read more
What to do after a data breach
You saw the news alert. You got an email, either from Firefox Monitor or a company where you have an account. There’s been a security incident — a data breach. … Read more
Understand how hackers work
Forget about those hackers in movies trying to crack the code on someone’s computer to get their top secret files. The hackers responsible for data breaches usually start by targeting … Read more
Stop video autoplay with Firefox
You know that thing where you go to a website and a video starts playing automatically? Sometimes it’s a video created by the site, and sometimes it’s an ad. That … Read more
Recommended Extensions program—where to find the safest, highest quality extensions for Firefox
Extensions can add powerful customization features to Firefox—everything from ad blockers and tab organizers to enhanced privacy tools, password managers, and more. With thousands of extensions to choose from—either those … Read more
The latest Facebook Container for Firefox
Last year we helped you keep Facebook contained to Facebook, making it possible for you to stay connected to family and friends on the social network, while also keeping your … Read more
Eight ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint
Whether it’s from doing things like burning fossil fuels through driving, cranking up the furnace or grilling a steak, we are all responsible for releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, … Read more
100,985,047 have been invited to the Evite data breach “party”
Did you get an invitation to the party pooper data breach? Earlier this year, it was disclosed that Evite — the online invitation platform that has sent more than a … Read more
Hey advertisers, track THIS
If it feels like the ads chasing you across the internet know you a little too well, it’s because they do (unless you’re an avid user of ad blockers, in … Read more
Five ways joining Firefox can keep you safer and smarter online
The word “privacy” gets thrown around a lot these days, but every tech company defines privacy differently. Respecting your privacy has been at our core from day one, with the … Read more
Technology with respect and honesty. Here’s how we do it.
Tech companies are using the word “privacy” a lot these days. What do they mean when they say it? To one company, privacy means keeping your information between you and … Read more
No-judgment digital definitions: What is cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency, cryptomining. We hear these terms thrown around a lot these days. It’s a new way to invest. It’s a new way to pay. It’s a new way to be … Read more