Firefox 57 "Quantum" is out now, anybody using it with Windows other than me?
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After reading this entire thread, I'm glad I don't mess with all this stuff, Everything runs fine here. If it ain't broke stop messing with it. Sorry you folks get caught in what I see is a trap to buy/add more things you don't need. I think some companies prey on O/C personalities types (most of us in audiophile land), just my 2 nickels. I'm not flaming any of my friends here, just sayin'...
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Well, maybe NOT, Craig...
A lot of this stuff is to fix or improve stuff that didn't work well or was unknowingly a big problem for years and years...
Today Firefox released version 63, if you are using 62.0.3 and are not set up for automatically updating then do so.
Here are some details about the changes and new features you can use to curtail some third-party tracking (which would explain why that certain advertisement follows you from site to site)...
https://www.techradar.com/news/firefox-63-launches-with-improved-tracking-protection
Another bug discovered and addressed recently involves the RTSP protocol for live streaming over programs like VLC (very popular) and Mplayer among others. If you use these two or others that are similar please make sure you are fully updated.
https://www.techradar.com/news/vlc-media-player-and-mplayer-contain-critical-vulnerability-bugs
Problems such as these occur because humans design systems and sometimes the things they create become obsolete or a security risk as how we use computers and devices changes. We can't be Allen Luddite, although Betty Whitelist wishes we could.
A lot of this stuff is to fix or improve stuff that didn't work well or was unknowingly a big problem for years and years...
Today Firefox released version 63, if you are using 62.0.3 and are not set up for automatically updating then do so.
Here are some details about the changes and new features you can use to curtail some third-party tracking (which would explain why that certain advertisement follows you from site to site)...
https://www.techradar.com/news/firefox-63-launches-with-improved-tracking-protection
Another bug discovered and addressed recently involves the RTSP protocol for live streaming over programs like VLC (very popular) and Mplayer among others. If you use these two or others that are similar please make sure you are fully updated.
https://www.techradar.com/news/vlc-media-player-and-mplayer-contain-critical-vulnerability-bugs
Problems such as these occur because humans design systems and sometimes the things they create become obsolete or a security risk as how we use computers and devices changes. We can't be Allen Luddite, although Betty Whitelist wishes we could.
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Go here for a list of fixes, changes. improvements and unresolved issues.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firef..._medium=firefox-browser&utm_campaign=whatsnew
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firef..._medium=firefox-browser&utm_campaign=whatsnew
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If you'd like to read about the changes, see https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firef..._medium=firefox-browser&utm_campaign=whatsnew