Firefox 70 unveils major privacy reporting tools, promises further performance improvements

Mozilla has released Firefox 70.0 for desktop, along with Firefox for Android 68.2 and Firefox ESR 68.2.0. Despite the landmark version number, Firefox 70’s most visible change is a refreshed icon and new welcome screen. Better support for your OS’s system dark mode is also unveiled, while Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) has now been made the default for all platforms and users. Firefox 70 opens by making the social tracking protection component a standard feature of its ETP system. This component provides protection against cross-site tracking from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. In addition, a new privacy report… [Continue Reading]