Firefox introduces true private browsing mode in pre-beta releases

Mozilla is currently testing new features in pre-beta versions of Firefox to offer more control over privacy, including updated Private Browsing ready for pre-beta testing. This new experimental feature is now available in the Firefox Developer Edition for Windows, Mac and Linux, as well as the Firefox Aurora channel on Android.

 According to the Mozilla Blog, “our hypothesis is that when you open a Private Browsing window in Firefox you’re sending a signal that you want more control over your privacy than current private browsing experiences actually provide.”

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To address privacy, the company has made some modification to their private browsing mode. Now, when a user opens a private browsing window, not only will it not save a user’s history but, it will also block the web content that tracks user behavior including social widgets, analytics, and other scripts.

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TechCrunch points put that Mozilla has lately got a bitter response for adding features like a messenger and built-in Pocket support to Firefox. Adding this enhanced Private Browsing mode, however, will likely be something most Firefox users will welcome.

Earlier this month, Mozilla CEO Chris Beard had **lashed** out at Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a blog post, criticising the company for making it difficult for users to change the default browser in the new Windows 10.

Mozilla is not understandably happy with this move as it is hard for third party apps such as Firefox and Chrome to change the default programs for different tasks. Chris Beard believes that this attempt is ‘an aggressive move to override user choice on Windows 10.’