Firefox 85 blocks so-called 'supercookies' as Microsoft Edge 88 boosts performance and security

It’s been a busy few days for web browsers. Last week, Microsoft Edge 88.0 rolled out several major new features, including a new sleeping tabs feature, while today sees the launch of Firefox 85.0. Firefox 85 arrives with three new noteworthy features. The first is protection against so-called 'supercookies', trackers that are able to hide within browsers to track users online even after they’ve cleared cookies. Firefox achieves this by isolating the cookies so they can’t follow your progress between sites. Several bookmark improvements have also been unveiled -- users can now have the bookmarks toolbar only appear on new… [Continue Reading]