Firefox Quantum 69 strengthens default anti-tracking protection, can block all autoplay content

Mozilla has released Firefox Quantum 69.0 for desktop, along with Firefox for Android 68.1 and Firefox ESR 68.1.0. The new release switches on Enhanced Tracking Protection features by default, extends block autoplay to cover all videos (not just those with sound) and improves performance on Windows 10 machines. The Android release marks the browser’s move to the ESR channel. Firefox 69 builds on recent additions to its tracking protection features by adding cryptominers to its default Standard setting (previously only available under the Strict setting). Users must still select Strict if they wish to block fingerprinters. The Block Autoplay feature,… [Continue Reading]