{"id":33507,"date":"2021-03-23T15:27:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=33507"},"modified":"2021-03-23T15:27:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:27:39","slug":"firefox-87-released-with-smartblock-to-less-breakage-in-private-browsing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/firefox-87-released-with-smartblock-to-less-breakage-in-private-browsing\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 87 Released with SmartBlock to Less Breakage in Private Browsing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/firefox_icon245x250.png\" alt=\"Firefox 55\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5840\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mozilla Firefox 87.0 was released today with further efforts on improving user privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Firefox 87 introduced <b>SmartBlock<\/b>, a new intelligent tracker blocking mechanism for Private Browsing and Strict Tracking Protection Mode. By providing local stand-ins for blocked third-party tracking scripts, you&#8217;ll encounter less website breakage while fully protected from trackers.<\/p>\n<p>As today\u2019s web is on the way to becoming https-only and browsers are taking steps to improve user privacy, the 87 browser release introduced <b>new default HTTP Referrer<\/b> policy instead of &#8216;no-referrer-when-downgrade&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s &#8216;<i>strict-origin-when-cross-origin<\/i>&#8216; which will trim user sensitive information like path and query string in the URL to protect privacy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/new-referrer-policy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33508\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in Firefox 87 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New locale: Silesian (szl)<\/li>\n<li>Improved &#8220;Highlight All&#8221; feature on Find in page.<\/li>\n<li>Full support for macOS built-in screen reader, VoiceOver.<\/li>\n<li>Disable the Backspace key for browsing back.<\/li>\n<li>Various security fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to get Firefox 87 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n<p>For all current Ubuntu releases, the new Firefox package will be published in Ubuntu security &amp; updates repositories in the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, you can easily update the web browser through <i><b>Software Updater<\/b><\/i> (<i>Update Manager<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32984\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/upgradefirefox83.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/upgradefirefox83.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/upgradefirefox83-450x326.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For those who can&#8217;t wait, go to the release page which also includes a download button:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/87.0\/releasenotes\/' class='arconix-button-flat arconix-button-large arconix-button-tan' target=\"_blank\" >Firefox 87 Release Note<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla Firefox 87.0 was released today with further efforts on improving user privacy. 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