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Firefox Sets Kill-Flash Schedule

posted by cmn32480 on Monday July 25 2016, @09:46AM   
from the 'bout-time dept.

"exec" writes:

Mozilla yesterday said it will follow other browser markers by curtailing use of Flash in Firefox next month.

The open-source developer added that in 2017 it will dramatically expand the anti-Flash restrictions: Firefox will require users to explicitly approve the use of Flash for any reason by any website.

As have its rivals, Mozilla cast the limitations (this year) and elimination (next year) as victories for Firefox users, citing improved security, longer battery life on laptops and faster web page rendering.

"Starting in August, Firefox will block certain Flash content that is not essential to the user experience, while continuing to support legacy Flash content," wrote Benjamin Smedberg, the manager of Firefox quality engineering, in a post to a company blog.

Firefox 48 is slated to ship on Aug. 2.

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Firefox is late to the dump-Flash party.

Original Source: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3098606/web-browsers/firefox-sets-kill-flash-schedule.html

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• Re:I like Flash Re:I like Flash (Score: 4, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 25 2016, @03:39PM

  by Runaway1956 (2926) on Monday July 25 2016, @03:39PM (#379855) Journal

  Gman003 posted just above:
  "about:config media.autoplay.enable looks like the setting to change, if you want to keep non-flash videos from playing on their own."

  You mention fonts - https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/disabling-web-fonts-in-mozilla-firefox-and-google-chrome.184198/ [techpowerup.com]

          Some of us hate downloadable web fonts so here's how you can stop websites (including techpowerup) from forcing their glorious fonts down your throat.

          1) Mozilla Firefox

          Open about:config
          Set "gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled" to false.

          2) Google Chrome
          Right Click Chrome's launcher icon, click "Properties".

          At the end of the launcher string add the following:

          " --disable-remote-fonts" (without quotes).

          You're done.

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• Re:I like Flash (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @07:44PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @07:44PM (#380003)

  NONE OF THAT SHIT WORKS.

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• uBlock uMatrix... (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @09:46PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @09:46PM (#380066)

  And some about:config setttings.

  uMatrix takes a bit more finagling, but combined with uBlock it has more granular features than noscript (although you can use all three, but since uMatrix often blocks 2nd tier sites, even if noscript allows the scripts to run, you might have to enable in two places before some scripts work.)

  It is however a good paranoid way to filter exactly what is bloating up your browser memory/opening exploit possibilities on your system.

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