A developer edition of Mozilla's Firefox introduces a revamped private browsing feature. The new feature should make sure websites can't gather data on the users of the browser. Mozilla states the feature will make sure that all content that tries to profile an user will be automatically blocked such as analytics, social and other services that might be collecting data without your knowledge.
"All major browsers offer some form of experience that is labeled 'private' but this is typically intended to solve the 'local' privacy case, namely preventing others on a shared computer from seeing traces of your online activity. This is a useful solution for many users, but we're experimenting with ways to offer you even more control when they open Private windows," the browser developer writes on its blog.
Mozilla has added the possibility to unblock some elements, because some websites might appear to be broken when scripts or components are blocked. It also offers users full control over their security and privacy with a Control Center that allows to change settings from a single place.
The same browser version also comes with a new method to verify add-ons and also Electrolysis is enabled. Electrolysis runs content in a separate process from the main browser and should make sure the browser remains responsive even when the content process isn't. The new add-on verification method should prevent users from installing malicious and fake add-ons.
