Mozilla's Firefox 145 is heeeeeere: Buffs up privacy, bloats AI
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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
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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
@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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@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.
@amoroso @lproven @theregister for myself, I care, but alternatives are... not always optimal.
lesser of the evils
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@amoroso @lproven @theregister for myself, I care, but alternatives are... not always optimal.
lesser of the evils
@kaasbaas Likewise. But Mozilla spins these AI features as something the community is eager to use, so I'm wondering.
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@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.
@amoroso @lproven @theregister
I appreciate the local translation support — and do not like any of the other AI additions.
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@amoroso @lproven @theregister
I appreciate the local translation support — and do not like any of the other AI additions.
@stepheneb Yes that's handy.
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@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.
@amoroso @lproven @theregister To be fair, they usually make it rather trivial to turn these features off.
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@amoroso @lproven @theregister To be fair, they usually make it rather trivial to turn these features off.
@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 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.
@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?
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@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?
@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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@neil you will almost certainly see me there!
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@chatcontrol This IS illegal. HOW. *HOW*
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@chatcontrol Gods, the citizens are truly worth nothing. I am worth nothing, it seems.
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what's a pirate's favorite file tree copy program?
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Interesting to note: not a *single* mention of “AI” in Valve's Steam hardware announcement.
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@chatcontrol Okay so The Privacy fundamental right is just a sentence is a pretty piece of paper.
