Mozilla yesterday detailed plans to require Firefox add-ons to be digitally signed, a move meant to bear down on rogue and malicious extensions, and one that resembled Google’s decision years ago to ...

On October 25, the development team said that in early June, Firefox discovered add-ons that were misusing the browser's proxy API, used by software to manage how the browser connects to the internet.

Starting next month, Mozilla will require Firefox extension developers to disclose whether their add-ons collect or share ...

Mozilla Firefox users were surprised to see a mysterious add-on suddenly appear on their browsers, raising fears that it was the work of hackers. The add-on was later discovered to really be related ...

Mozilla removed today 23 Firefox add-ons that snooped on users and sent data to remote servers, a Mozilla engineer has told Bleeping Computer today. The list of blocked add-ons includes "Web Security, ...

Mozilla today acknowledged that it had falsely accused a developer of infecting a Firefox add-on with attack code. The admission came a week after Mozilla announced that a pair of add-ons , Sothink ...

Firefox users can help shape future features of the browser by joining Mozilla's new Test Pilot program. The add-on is designed to help Mozilla decide which features to ship and how they should work ...

Mozilla, makers of the Firefox browser, has released an add-on called Lightbeam for Firefox which presents a visualization of your browsing history and analyzes which applications are tracking or ...

Mozilla is bringing a voice assistant to its Firefox browser. The company has released an experimental, new add-on that lets you surf the web with just your voice. Called Firefox Voice, it’s capable ...

Mozilla has now unblocked a Microsoft add-on thought to pose a danger due to a software vulnerability, but a second add-on remains blocked, the organization said on Sunday. Microsoft has confirmed ...

One of Firefox's main selling points is its add-on infrastructure, which lets people customize their browsers and add extra features. The generally accepted logic is that "advanced" users can trick ...