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AI crap

Firefox had been a safe haven for anti-AI, and used to be my go-to search engine. If this AI bullshit continues, no one will respect or use the browser. Stop implementing… (read more)

Firefox had been a safe haven for anti-AI, and used to be my go-to search engine. If this AI bullshit continues, no one will respect or use the browser. Stop implementing AI garbage that steals data

Asked by 8qxhygcsq5 2 months ago

Last reply by Paul 2 months ago

Need some clarification regarding the CVEs affecting the Firefox ESR versions.

I would like to know how the Firefox CVEs are affected on its version which are mentioned in NVD. Let take mfsa2025-59, for example CVE-2025-8040, as per the NVD its says… (read more)

I would like to know how the Firefox CVEs are affected on its version which are mentioned in NVD.

Let take mfsa2025-59, for example CVE-2025-8040, as per the NVD its says Firefox ESR < 140.1 is affected so does that mean it affect all the version which are lower than 140.1 which included the ESR 128 and ESR 115 versions or just the ESR 140 version series? then it raise on more question check this cve-2025-8029 in NVD it has specifically mentioned it only affect "Firefox ESR < 128.13, Firefox ESR < 140.1" and not the ESR 115 versions. Could anyone confirm it does not affect the ESR 115 versions or it affect all the versions? Now check this one cve-2025-8027, NVD clearly mentioned "Firefox ESR < 115.26, Firefox ESR < 128.13, Firefox ESR < 140.1" are affected so what I understand is that if the Firefox ESR 115 is vulnerable to any CVE it would be mentioned in the NVD specifically.

My point is that if any Firefox CVEs are listed in NVD and it specify only one version like “Firefox ESR < 140.1” what does that mean? Does it affect all the versions which include ESR 128 and ESR 115 or just the ESR 140 series version only affected? If any CVEs are affected on the ESR 115 and ESR 128 does Mozilla specifically mentioned those versions are affected right? Just like its mentioned in the cve-2025-8027

Any help would be appreciated to clarify this.

Asked by Roger 5 months ago

Last reply by James 3 months ago

historu

I am constantly getting messages in quick messages to clear my search history! This is supposed to happen automatically when i close the site and in fact sais it has been… (read more)

I am constantly getting messages in quick messages to clear my search history! This is supposed to happen automatically when i close the site and in fact sais it has been cleared. I cant ever find the last sites i visited but it is rather disturbing to think that someone is seeing my search history without my authorization! So tell me squarely ,why do i keep getting that disturbing message?

Asked by tomsconst67 2 months ago

Last reply by Paul 2 months ago

Cients and sensitive data. CA Certificate & Web Developer

GNU nano 8.6 /etc/firefox/policies.json { "policies": { "DisableFirefoxStudie… (read more)

GNU nano 8.6 /etc/firefox/policies.json {

 "policies": {
   "DisableFirefoxStudies": true,
   "DisableTelemetry": true,
   "DisableSystemAddonUpdate": true
   "Preferences": {
     "app.normandy.enabled": false,
     "app.shield.optoutstudies.enabled": false,
     "extensions.autoDisableScopes": 15
    }
  }
} Hidden modifications to settings and extensions is absolutely not OK!!!!!!

This is a security environment.

Asked by blake.secure45 3 months ago

Last reply by Mike Kaply 3 months ago

Scap compliance checker scans

I am working on a stig for Mozilla Firefox and I'm trying to do a scap compliance scan but or some reason I am getting a score of zero on all systems. We do patch regula… (read more)

I am working on a stig for Mozilla Firefox and I'm trying to do a scap compliance scan but or some reason I am getting a score of zero on all systems. We do patch regularly and at some point one of the version upgrades caused our compliance scans stopped working. I need a fix and cannot find anything when searching for this issue.

Asked by harry.montoya.ctr 5 months ago

Last reply by Mike Kaply 3 months ago

Authorization Denied with firefox but not with Chrome

I am logged on to my Credit Union and attempt to download my statements. When using Firefox I get the message: {"Errors":["Authorization has been denied for this request.… (read more)

I am logged on to my Credit Union and attempt to download my statements. When using Firefox I get the message: {"Errors":["Authorization has been denied for this request."]}

When I contacted my CU, they said to add an URL to the Manage Exceptions. This worked, but I want to know why Firefox needs this but Chrome doesn't.

Asked by John S 4 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 4 months ago

I pay for Firefox to be PRIVATE, not AI INTEGRATED

I genuinely don’t know where else to post this so it gets seen. I have been a devout user of Firefox for years. I love this browser. I love its dedication to privacy and … (read more)

I genuinely don’t know where else to post this so it gets seen. I have been a devout user of Firefox for years. I love this browser. I love its dedication to privacy and functionality. I love how it has kept true to its concept and customers in the face of tech crazes like NFTs and AI integrations. I am such a hardcore proseletyzer of Firefox that I started paying for Mozilla VPN to support Firefox!!

So when I see that the new CEO, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, is “doubling down” on AI integrations for Firefox, I AM LIVID. AI is NOT private. AI is NOT secure. And AI is TERRIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

AI causes slower speed and longer load times. I have seen this in all my job’s internet workings (they insist on using browsers with AI integrations) and have felt a quiet relief that I get to come home to my good, simple browser.

AI is not private. It tracks and stores data in order to give suggestions “better for you”. And with the right prompts, anyone can pull that data.

Y’all really all read that one story of AI deleting the company’s ENTIRE DATABASE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING because it “panicked” and decided “ah yes, this is the techware we want to hand over all our customers to”??

I am so deeply disappointed by Mozilla’s betrayal of its customer base.

If Mozilla moves forward with AI integrations, I will pull out of using Firefox and I will stop giving Mozilla my money. Mozilla should not have hired a CEO who goes so adamantly against everything Mozilla as a company stands for.

And to the CEO Anthony: I hope you step in something wet in only your socks, every single day, until you either come to your senses or someone better replaces you as CEO of Mozilla.

Asked by be11etrist 2 months ago

Last reply by AliceWyman 2 months ago

Stop with the AI

To whoever this new CEO is of firefox, Stop with the AI garbage. Please. AI is a notorious waste of space in software and all it does is bog down the experience and make … (read more)

To whoever this new CEO is of firefox,

Stop with the AI garbage. Please.

AI is a notorious waste of space in software and all it does is bog down the experience and make everything harder for everyone. Also it is notorious for collecting information and violating users privacy like the lab rats you apparently take us for.

Stop it.

I loved Firefox because I could use it comfortably without all of this stupid AI crap making my life harder. I've already hacked my browser to make sure this doesn't appear but I'm not satisfied. To any other firefox tech reading this get that Anthony guy out of here. We don't want him, and we don't want AI.

Thank you.

Asked by caspian0price 2 months ago

Last reply by Paul 2 months ago

hacked

My account is hacked this is supposed to be a secure site that's why I downloaded it. They got extensions linked in here . They have a family account I'm not a parent I'm… (read more)

My account is hacked this is supposed to be a secure site that's why I downloaded it. They got extensions linked in here . They have a family account I'm not a parent I'm not a kid I'm a grown woman with a hacked phone they I can't get any help with insane . They make things to easy for hackers nothing is protect damn shame .

Asked by crabbypatty762 3 months ago

Last reply by Paul 3 months ago

Thunderbird setup ? will delete all emails ??

Hi, I'm installing Thunderbird, and it displays "Mozilla Thunderbird Email wants to access your Google Account", and then "This will allow Mozilla Thunderbird Email to:" … (read more)

Hi, I'm installing Thunderbird, and it displays "Mozilla Thunderbird Email wants to access your Google Account", and then "This will allow Mozilla Thunderbird Email to:" and "... permanently delete all your email from Gmail" and "See, edit, share and permanently delete all the calendars that you can access using Google Calendar", DOES THIS MEAN that Thunderbird WILL "DELETE ALL my email from Gmail" as soon as I click ALLOW ??? Silly question, I'm sure, but I don't like the wording, and the possible implication. Thanks, AK

Asked by alekceywk 5 months ago

Last reply by david 5 months ago

I can't fetch the certificate in my account settings

I have a problem with thunderbird. I can't fetch the certificate in my account settings, it seems it's not security approved. Normally when I type "fetch certificate" a w… (read more)

I have a problem with thunderbird. I can't fetch the certificate in my account settings, it seems it's not security approved. Normally when I type "fetch certificate" a window pops up asking me to confirm a security exception, but this function no longer works on thunderbird. Is there another way I can confirm the security exception?

Asked by aidoh 3 months ago

Last reply by christ1 3 months ago

Problem between Bitdefender and Thunderbird

Hello, I have the following problem: Bitdefender keeps sending me notifications about Thunderbird emails. I have already contacted their support team and they advised me … (read more)

Hello, I have the following problem: Bitdefender keeps sending me notifications about Thunderbird emails. I have already contacted their support team and they advised me to tell you that Bitdefender correctly detects and removes infected attachments in the temporary folder; However, some emails do not seem to be deleted or synchronized correctly with Gmail, causing repeated notifications. Can you please help me?

Asked by Shark 3 months ago

Last reply by david 3 months ago

please stop with the "AI" integration

I have been a Firefox user for many years, due to concerns about privacy with using chrome or chrome-based browsers, and because I liked the ethos I understood Firefox to… (read more)

I have been a Firefox user for many years, due to concerns about privacy with using chrome or chrome-based browsers, and because I liked the ethos I understood Firefox to have, of prioritising what is best for users instead of what's best for corporations.

But with every new Firefox update these days, there are new "AI" tools and integrations. Generative "AI" is created based on access to ordinary people's data in ways that are coercive at best or illegal at worst. This is inherently a privacy concern, of course. But beyond that, the current "AI" bubble in tech is bad for internet users and for humans on planet earth as a whole, in many ways that have been elucidated in detail by people who are much more knowledgeable than me. Whatever small benefits "AI" can provide within a user's experience of Firefox are not worth this whole heap of trade-offs.

Watching Firefox go down this route is starting to make me think that maybe it's no better than the megacorps that mediate most people's experience of the internet, and if that's the case, then why would anyone bother to put up with the hiccups that Firefox users semi-regularly experience, where a webpage does not work as intended because the developers didn't bother to make sure it was Firefox compatible.

And as a side-bar, until I found guides online for how to fully shut down certain "AI" features of Firefox, my laptop was behaving with SO much lag whenever Firefox was open that it was becoming nearly unuseable. The modern unmodified Firefox is incompatible with cheaper or older computers, with the amount of computing resources required.

This whole thing just smacks of Firefox jumping on the popularity train for "AI" because it's what all the other companies are doing and Firefox leadership is afraid of being left behind, instead of making decisions based on what is best for the actual community of ordinary users.

I don't expect my post here to actually change anything, but I do feel it is my responsibility to say something, so that my silence cannot be taken as tacit approval for Firefox's current direction.

Thanks,

Soph

Asked by truly.sophia.sol 2 months ago

Last reply by Paul 2 months ago

Scammer Security Breach

When I opened my computer this morning, it said Firefox crashed. Yesterday, I was scammed by a scammer claiming to be from Microsoft who had me do many things on my comp… (read more)

When I opened my computer this morning, it said Firefox crashed. Yesterday, I was scammed by a scammer claiming to be from Microsoft who had me do many things on my computer to remove a virus that wasn't there. Instead, I suspect he may have access to my information now. So this morning after it said that Firefox had crashed, I asked to open a new Firefox session and things seemed to be normal. Please double check to make sure there is nothing wrong with my Firefox account and let me know. Thank You!

Asked by d.cfast 4 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 4 months ago

Is this legitimate

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Asked by Kevin Smith 3 months ago

Last reply by Rick 3 months ago