Got in a last minute proposal for @fluconf and also finally created a new blog article

Check the contribution list to see what was accepted this year:

https://2026.fluconf.online/contributions/

Here's the blog article I proposed for FluConf

Use containerization for improved web privacy and security. Containers isolate processes in the browser, making it more difficult for one web site to spy on your activities with another web site.

https://www.spiralarray.com/blog/2026/01/30/Webbrowser__Multi-Account_Containers_and_other_containerization.html

#FluConf2026 #FLOSSconf #Firefox #privacy

Got in a last minute proposal for @fluconf and also finally created a new blog article

Check the contribution list to see what was accepted this year:

https://2026.fluconf.online/contributions/

Here's the blog article I proposed for FluConf

Use containerization for improved web privacy and security. Containers isolate processes in the browser, making it more difficult for one web site to spy on your activities with another web site.

https://www.spiralarray.com/blog/2026/01/30/Webbrowser__Multi-Account_Containers_and_other_containerization.html

#FluConf2026 #FLOSSconf #Firefox #privacy

@Vivaldi
Sigh, it seems like I'm back where I started.
I used the Opera browser for years when first coming to Linux. I just managed to pay to remove the nag banner before It went free 😁
Then when it became just another chrome clone I switched to #Firefox, but given the latest "We heard you and we don't give a shit; here's some more AI" it seems I'll be giving #Vivaldi a try.
I have also been switching to #LibreWolf. Let's do a real A-B test 😀

@vmbrasseur Focus: privacy, standards, accessibility ( should be part of standards, but often isn't )

Future: risks to artists

Firefox should be reference browser for standards and protecting privacy. That's what we've needed since the Mosaic days

Privacy features like Multi-account containers should be built in or included by default even if they remain add-ons

Strong support for addons like uMatrix and Lightbeam

Data exposing like xlations should be add-on for one-stop stopping

#firefox

@vmbrasseur Focus: privacy, standards, accessibility ( should be part of standards, but often isn't )

Future: risks to artists

Firefox should be reference browser for standards and protecting privacy. That's what we've needed since the Mosaic days

Privacy features like Multi-account containers should be built in or included by default even if they remain add-ons

Strong support for addons like uMatrix and Lightbeam

Data exposing like xlations should be add-on for one-stop stopping

#firefox

I've been the Firefox sidebar for ages and I find the new one to be a big improvement in terms of usability, but I'm curious about other people's experiences with it. Do you use the sidebar? Which parts of it do you use more (history, synced tabs, bookmarks)? Have you tried the new one and does it work for you? If it doesn't what do you think is missing or could be improved for it to be a full replacement of the old one?

https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/01/13/phasing-out-the-older-version-of-firefox-sidebar-in-2026/

#Firefox

Firefox is adding a feature you'll actually want to use: Split View. It lets you see two websites side-by-side in a single tab.

It's still a WIP, but if you run Firefox 146 you can try it out.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/enable-firefox-split-view-feature?v1

#Firefox #Mozilla #OpenSource

Firefox is adding a feature you'll actually want to use: Split View. It lets you see two websites side-by-side in a single tab.

It's still a WIP, but if you run Firefox 146 you can try it out.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/enable-firefox-split-view-feature?v1

#Firefox #Mozilla #OpenSource

Mozilla just named Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as their new CEO. He says:

“Firefox will grow from a browser into a broader ecosystem of trusted software. Firefox will remain our anchor. It will evolve into a modern AI browser and support a portfolio of new and trusted software additions.”

RIP, Firefox.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-New-CEO-AI

#Mozilla #Firefox #AI #AnthonyEnzor-DeMeo

Mozilla just named Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as their new CEO. He says:

“Firefox will grow from a browser into a broader ecosystem of trusted software. Firefox will remain our anchor. It will evolve into a modern AI browser and support a portfolio of new and trusted software additions.”

RIP, Firefox.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-New-CEO-AI

#Mozilla #Firefox #AI #AnthonyEnzor-DeMeo

#Mozilla MoCo hires new anti-user CEO, who promptly doubles down on #Firefox as Slop Browser.

https://slashdot.org/story/450253

#AI #Slop

I do not want to have #Mozilla put #AI into the #firefox browser like they already do.

This article shows me that they are heading in a direction I cannot tolerate:

- https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/

Is there a privacy respecting #browser?

"Technology isn't intrinsically good or evil. It's how it's used. Like the Death Ray." - #Mozilla, probably.

Unfortunately feels like Mozilla has completely lost grip with their remaining audience. Having "ethical AI" (literally the usual suspects build-in, but sure) is not why I'm still on #Firefox.

Considering jumping ship at this point,, but where? Sure as hell not switching to anything Chromium-based. Which leaves what? GNOME Web? LibreWolf? Suggestions welcome.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/rewiring-mozilla-ai-and-web/

Firefox has a new mascot, who Mozilla say will act as a "companion through an internet that’s private, open and actually yours".

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/firefox-new-mascot-brand-refresh?v2

#Mozilla #Firefox #Tech

Programmatic #advertising is coming to the #Firefox New Tab page. Time to once again check Settings...it should be possible to turn these off.

IMHO it's best to have an "enterprise" policy in place to deal with these and with the other ad features that keep getting added. (The pace is accelerating, even though they won the case over Google search ad $) https://blog.zgp.org/turn-off-programmatic-ads-in-firefox/

Programmatic #advertising is coming to the #Firefox New Tab page. Time to once again check Settings...it should be possible to turn these off.

IMHO it's best to have an "enterprise" policy in place to deal with these and with the other ad features that keep getting added. (The pace is accelerating, even though they won the case over Google search ad $) https://blog.zgp.org/turn-off-programmatic-ads-in-firefox/