Firefox 69 for Mac Brings Default Tracking Protection and Performance Improvements

[mudflap]

No blockers, no photos beyond a little scroll down. Weird, right? Thx both. I’ll run through settings again and see if I missed anything. Don’t want to highjack the thread.

Meh, it's not like anyone else is saying anything worthwhile anyway 😉

I'd rather try to help someone out than complain about every single post, which is what MacRumors' forums have devolved into over the last 6 years or so. Whine whine whine.

 

[Soterman]

I generally love Firefox but it is making my MacbookPro boil...

 

[Lozza013]

I'm a big Firefox fan but I find sometimes my Macbook Air likes to become really hot when using Firefox. Apparently in the next release, Mozilla have solved the problem in regards to our Macs heating up. It says it will be released with Firefox 70.

 

[C DM]

I'm a big Firefox fan but I find sometimes my Macbook Air likes to become really hot when using Firefox. Apparently in the next release, Mozilla have solved the problem in regards to our Macs heating up. It says it will be released with Firefox 70.

As was mentioned in an earlier post:

Some other big news, though, is that version 70 supposedly drops power usage on Mac's by a factor of 3. Finally MacBook users will be able to use the browser without a power cord if they want.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/upcom...se-power-usage-on-macos-by-up-to-three-times/

 

[Lozza013]

As was mentioned in an earlier post:

Excellent

 

[MacBH928]

With FireFox and Brave Browser, I just don't understand people who still use Google Chrome.

All I can say is, Thank You open source community

 

[laz232]

How does it do passwords these days? The reason I religiously stick to Safari is all of my passwords go with me from Mac to iPhone to iPad. Also, apps on iOS appear to somehow hook into the default password system.

I've used "LastPass" in the past but stopped mostly because they took a very nice UI and utterly messed it up horribly. Also, it wasn't as universal as Apple's.

I'm terrified of Chrome and anything else that Google provides. Safari is lagging in some technologies such as WebRTC (needed for my Ubiquiti network -- at least that is what they claim). I was a long time FF user and still miss some of its features. I'm wondering if I should try going back.

Do most users use just one browser or do you switch between a couple... that seems like it would have some advantages. But then the password issues double.

YMMW, I would suggest 1password or Lastpass, as I don't trust the quality of the FF pw sync.

With one of the 3rd party password manager services you are also less "locked in" to a particular phone or browser ecosystem

 

[johannnn]

Consider 1Password, which integrates with FF nicely. There is a substantial up front app cost, but you do not need to use their subscription service to sync across platforms (although AgileBits kinda hides this in the fine print). I sync seamlessly using iCloud. I read somewhere that FF’s password database isn’t properly encrypted even with a master browser password, so I wouldn’t save pwords within FF. If privacy/security is important use FF, Safari, Opera, Brave, or especially Tor. If you also want more robust features and secure password integration, go with FF (& 1P) or Safari (& Keychain or 1P). Don’t forget to “remember logins” or “autofill passwords” if you use a third party pw manager.

Agree wholeheartedly with you on Chrome.

Don’t know how Firefox is today, but for the last like 10 years you could just go to Preferences and then “show passwords”. No password needed. Really ****** security.