Mozilla Firefox is revising its Referrer Policy to include extra protections for user information, ZDNet reports. Firefox 87 will include a “stricter, more privacy-preserving default,” Developer Dimi Lee and Security Infrastructure Engineering Manager Christoph Kerschbaumer wrote in a blog post. The changes will “prevent sites from accidentally leaking sensitive user data,” they wrote, adding Firefox 87 will provide “a significantly more private browsing experience.”
22 March 2021
Firefox 87 aims to offer ‘more private browsing experience’
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