You can easily block a website on Firefox — but you'll need to download the Block Site extension first.

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An upcoming release of Firefox will give users the option to block two increasingly common and ugly aspects of today's web: browser fingerprinting and cryptomining scripts. Neither type of script is ...

The latest release of Mozilla's Firefox browser will now block third-party tracking cookies by default. The privacy protection arrived Tuesday in Firefox 67.0.1. "When it comes to privacy, default ...

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The number of sites that support WebVR compatible content is growing every day. Many such sites request access to your virtual reality devices to provide immersive 3D content. If you don’t have any VR ...

Windows users can become a lot more invisible to advertisers on the Web, thanks to an update to Mozilla Firefox featuring a tracking-protection measure that’s on by default when you install the ...

Mozilla has released Firefox 87 for Macs, Windows, and Linux machines, introducing a new intelligent tracker blocking mechanism called SmartBlock. Since 2015, Firefox has included a built-in Content ...

You can block pop-ups on your Mac using the built-in Safari web browser, or on other web browsers like Google Chrome or ...

The Firefox Web browser will soon block all browser plug-ins except Adobe Flash Player by default, Firefox maker Mozilla announced yesterday (Jan. 29). "One of the most common exploitation vectors ...

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For now, the default blocking will only be switched on for new Firefox users. It will roll out for existing users in the coming months. When he's not battling bugs and robots in Helldivers 2, Michael ...