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Mozilla advises Firefox users to update if they want their browser add-ons to keep working (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Mozilla is reminding Firefox users that a necessary root certificate expires soon and that older browser versions could become a security and usability nightmare in a few months. Starting March 14, 2025, Firefox versions older than 128 (ESR 115.13) containing the expired certificate will likely cause "significant" issues with add-ons, content signing, and streaming of DRM-protected media.

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[–] antisuck 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Users advise Mozilla to stop making unwanted changes to the Firefox UI while simultaneously reducing user options if they want people to update.

[–] Jontique 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Most can be disabled. Mine looks pretty much the same as it did 5 years ago. Try installing the developer edition or nightly to test if you can edit it to your liking

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

people dont want to be hunting online how to disable shit they dont want on every update. they mostly want to get on with their lives.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Is there an easy & non intrusive way to reverse the floating tabs?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Was version 128 the one that includes adware going forward, or was that 129?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can use a custom config or soft fork.

[–] x00z 2 points 2 months ago

What about just installing the new certificate?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

It should have been made clear to everyone back in 2019 when Mozilla let a signing certificate lapse, causing all extensions to be disabled for all users everywhere all at once that leaving your extensions at the mercy of Mozilla (a.k.a. Google's lapdog) is a terrible idea.

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