It’s worth taking a look at the browser statistics and their trends. In the table below you can see the market share of the main browsers in 2016 and 2017. On this link you can check the numbers from the former years, too. The current market share numbers are also interesting but I think the […]
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Multi-Process Firefox: everything you need to know by https://is.gd/PnafcT
After years of development and several delays, multi-process Firefox, also known as Electrolysis or e10S, is about to be enabled for a subset of Firefox stable users. The following guide provides you with information about Firefox’s multi-process architecture.
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Firefox 54: more multi-process content processes by https://is.gd/7xLhyI
Mozilla plans to increase the number of content processes of Firefox’s multi-process architecture to four (from one) with the release of Firefox 54.
Some Firefox installations are still not eligible for Firefox’s multi-process architecture. This includes systems with accessibility tools or settings enabled. Multiple processes won’t be enabled for users with extensions either, regardless of whether those are legacy add-ons, or WebExtensions.
Mozilla ran its memory test again to determine the right number of content processes. An increase in the number of content processes for the browser always goes along with an increase in memory usage.
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Princeton’s Ad-Blocking Superweapon May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking Arms Race by https://is.gd/uBWs2e
A team of Princeton and Stanford University researchers has fundamentally reinvented how ad-blocking works, in an attempt to put an end to the advertising versus ad-blocking arms race.
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How to delete cookies in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and IE by https://is.gd/Z745PT
Cookies, small data files used by websites to track your internet usage, pose no threat to your computer. Some cookies can, however, compromise your privacy. They can also take up space–albeit a small amount–depending on how your operating system stores and retrieves data.
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A small collection of Firefox add-ons you can install to improve (a little bit) your privacy – Part 4
A small collection of Firefox add-ons you can install to improve (a little bit) your privacy – Part 3
A small collection of Firefox add-ons you can install to improve (a little bit) your privacy – Part 2