:MozillaZine: Improved Popup Blocker Available for Testing
MozillaZine: Improved Popup Blocker Available for Testing Apr 1, 2005, 21 :15 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (5303 reads)
"Asa Dotzler wrote in to tell us that the Mozilla Foundation is testing a patch for Mozilla Firefox that improves popup blocking. In a recent weeks, a number of advertising networks (once again, we won't mention Fastclick by name) have started exploiting the fact that Firefox's popup blocker doesn't stop popups launched by plugins (for example, Flash movies) by default. The patch, which is available as a signed extension for testing purposes, adds no new functionality but does change a couple of hidden preferences..."
