Mozilla is adapting to an approach that readily blocks cryptocurrency mining and browser fingerprinting scripts. This will help Firefox users get the private web browsing experience they expect and deserve. What is Browser Fingerprinting? This script can unveil important information related to your computer’s configuration. It helps to build a digital fingerprint that tracks your behavior across the web, even if you clear your cookies. What are Cryptominers? Similarly, ‘Cryptominers’ is designed to help cyberpunks run costly operations on your web browser. The script can generate Cryptocurrency. It can for themselves or someone else’s benefit. These scripts can lead to a power drain of your computer’s CPU. Note: Both of the features are right now available in Beta, and Nighty build. Also, Cryptomining and Fingerprinting are disabled by default. However, you can enable them by taking the following steps.
Enable protection against Cryptominers & Fingerprinters in Firefox
Once done, Firefox will block any such scripts. The new capability is right now available in Firefox 67 Beta, and Firefox 68 Nightly. It is likely to be available in the stable release of Firefox in a few weeks. Read next: How to enable Two Step Authentication in Mozilla Firefox for Windows 10.
