There are a handful of additional Firefox privacy tools I’ve grown used to in the past week. Platforms such as Facebook take advantage of cross-site cookies to spy on you even when you’re not actually browsing within Facebook’s own websites. Similarly, Firefox’s Total Cookie Protection maintains a separate space for each website’s cookies so that they can’t cross-share the data they’ve collected on you. With its SmartBlock feature, Firefox generates local dummies that act just like a regular tracker script and tricks websites into believing their built-in trackers haven’t been blocked. Every browser has safeguards to block such activities but some websites refuse to function without their tracker scripts, which often leads to rendering and performance hiccups. These little pieces of code keep tabs on all your online moves and allow advertisers to essentially build a dossier on you. Over the last two years, Firefox has bolstered its commitment to user privacy to tackle new emerging threats known to slip through traditional browser protections. What has most convinced me to set Firefox as my default is its extensive suite of privacy tools. In addition, the extra spacing, lighter typography, and simpler aesthetic offer comfort in an increasingly cluttered web experience. On paper, these additions seem too trivial to matter but viewed together, they add the subtle modern touch Mozilla Firefox sorely needed. Under the new design, the tabs are a lot more highlighted and easier to navigate, especially when you have dozens of them lined up. In earlier versions, for example, the tabs were clustered together with no space in between and only their top edge was accented. The browser’s theme now seeps into more corners and crevices of its interface to emphasize these visual updates. The result is an app that feels more inviting and one that eliminates the overwhelming sense users face when they switch to a new browser app.
The stiff and boxy toolbars and tabs have been swapped out for floating elements with ever-so-slightly curved edges. Mozilla Firefox’s refreshed design language echoes this theme as well.
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