Mozilla's Firefox 145 is heeeeeere: Buffs up privacy, bloats AI

[lproven@social.vivaldi.net]

Mozilla's Firefox 145 is heeeeeere: Buffs up privacy, bloats AI

https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/12/firefox_145_arrives/

Improves tracking prevention, profile management, PDF editing, and Perplexity creeps into your address bar

<- by me on @theregister

[amoroso@oldbytes.space]

@lproven I wonder whether I live in a bubble where many Firefox users are mad at Mozilla for schmoozing with Big Tech and forcing more and more AI in the product. But maybe the majority of Firefox users out in the real world don't mind or don't care about these features.

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[kaasbaas@mastodon.africa]

@amoroso @lproven @theregister for myself, I care, but alternatives are... not always optimal.

lesser of the evils

[amoroso@oldbytes.space]

@kaasbaas Likewise. But Mozilla spins these AI features as something the community is eager to use, so I'm wondering.

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[stepheneb@ruby.social]

@amoroso @lproven @theregister

I appreciate the local translation support — and do not like any of the other AI additions.

[amoroso@oldbytes.space]

@stepheneb Yes that's handy.

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[razemix@mamutovo.cz]

@amoroso @lproven @theregister To be fair, they usually make it rather trivial to turn these features off.

[amoroso@oldbytes.space]

@Razemix It's moderately easy despite the moving target as the about:config entries may change. But to call it trivial I'd prefer actual options in the settings along with all the others.

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[razemix@mamutovo.cz]

@amoroso @lproven @theregister Well, in this case you simply remove the Perplexity search provider (if it's even present - I didn't get it with this update). Or am I missing something?

[amoroso@oldbytes.space]

@Razemix Yes, I've just removed it and the Perplexity search provider is indeed trivial to find and disable in the main Firefox settings. I misunderstood your previous post and thought you were meaning other AI features.

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