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.
Mozilla advises Firefox users to update if they want their browser add-ons to keep working
https://www.techspot.com/news/105229-mozilla-advises-firefox-users-update-if-they-want.html
8 Comments
antisuck@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
Users advise Mozilla to stop making unwanted changes to the Firefox UI while simultaneously reducing user options if they want people to update.
Jontique@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
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
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
DarkThoughts@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1y
Is there an easy & non intrusive way to reverse the floating tabs?
streetfestival@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Was version 128 the one that includes adware going forward, or was that 129?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
You can use a custom config or soft fork.
streetfestival@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 1y
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1y
https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/
Mozilla has been controversial as of late but they aren't Microsoft. They want people to move to a stable release so they can stop having to maintain old code. Also modern Firefox has a lot of improvements and you need to use an actively supported browser to get security fixes.
Also you can toggle resist fingerprinting with https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/toggle-resist-fingerprinting/
x00z@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
What about just installing the new certificate?
LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org · -2 pts · 1y
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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