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The official Firefox blog post also includes instructions on how existing Firefox users can enable this protection, as Bloomberg's choice of phrasing "new downl
by floatingatoll 7y ago
The official Firefox blog post also includes instructions on how existing Firefox users can enable this protection, as Bloomberg's choice of phrasing "new downloads" is inaccurate.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20095039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20095039
EDIT: The option enabled for new users today is "Block third-party trackers". There is an older option that many previously enabled, "Block all third-party cookies" that, as noted below, will break many Internet sites (such as single-sign on). Keep an eye out for this when checking your existing profiles.
- jasonlotito 7y agoThe reporting is accurate. New downloads will automatically have this protection enabled. Existing installations do not have this automatically enabled, and instead need to be manually enabled. You could have just shared the additional information without useless addendum.
- floatingatoll 7y agoNew users who download Firefox for the first time will have this automatically enabled, says the exact language in the Firefox post about it. Existing users who read Bloomberg’s phrase “new downloads” as “it’s a new download since I just downloaded it today” will be sorely disappointed. (Yes, I am totally expecting some HN readers to read “new downloads” and then consider a download’s ctime while asking “is it a new download?” rather than realize the above.)
- user17843 7y agoI downloaded it today as a new user and it did not have it enabled.