How to block notifications for good in popular web browsers

How to block notifications for good in popular web browsers

All modern web browsers support notifications, also known as push notifications. These allow websites to send, mostly text, messages using the device’s notifications system. The main idea behind notifications is to allow websites to send users information, even if the user is not on the website. However, for any website that uses notifications ethically, there…

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Firefox add-on developers may roll back all users to earlier versions of their extensions now

Firefox add-on developers may roll back all users to earlier versions of their extensions now

For many users, a key feature of web browsers is the ability to install add-ons. These extensions improve browsing in meaningful ways, from blocking unwanted content over making downloads more user-friendly, to modifying certain aspects of websites. Sometimes, however, add-on updates may introduce problems of their own. Developers needed to release an update to address…

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Firefox 142 ships with Tracking Protection, Tab Groups, and Extensions improvements

Firefox 142 ships with Tracking Protection, Tab Groups, and Extensions improvements

Mozilla released Firefox 142 Stable as well as various supported Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) updates today. Mozilla introduces quite a few changes in Firefox 142 that improve the usability. Highlights include new options for tab groups, tracking protection, and new features for extensions. Firefox 142: the major changes and new features Tracking Protection Exceptions…

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