Sponsored contentįirefox already offers search bar suggestions, but the Suggest feature takes this a step further by offering sponsored content from partners vetted by Mozilla based on what you're searching for. If a prompt has not appeared, the feature has not been included in what the spokesperson calls the “study”. Speaking to The Daily Swig, Mozilla spokesperson Ellen Canale said Firefox Suggest with smarter contextual suggestions has, so far, been rolled out to a “very small percentage of US users” who can allow it if a prompt appears. “Users outside of the US will have local results only (browsing history, bookmarks, and open tab suggestions).”ĭEEP DIVES What does the future hold for browser security? The latest features destined for mobile and desktop “Firefox Suggest will enhance this by including other sources of information such as Wikipedia, Pocket articles, reviews, and credible content from sponsored, vetted partners and trusted organizations,” the organization says. The system, built directly into the browser, is what Mozilla calls a “trustworthy guide to the better web, surfacing relevant information and sites to help people accomplish their goals”. Introduced on September 15, Firefox Suggest is described by Mozilla as a feature for clearing up clickbait, decluttering the web, and getting people where they want to go quickly. These included a default block placed on potentially insecure HTTP downloads from HTTPS pages, sandboxed iframe downloads prohibition, and the introduction of SmartBlock 3.0, a tracking protection feature.Īmid these advances, the latest stable branch of the browser also introduced Firefox Suggest – and this change has not been met warmly by all parties.
Mozilla’s Firefox is styled as a privacy-centric browser, but a new feature may send more data to the organization than you would like.įirefox 93 started to land on users’ systems on October 5, bringing with it a range of privacy and security enhancements.
New feature has been rolled out to a select group of users in the US
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