Firefox 96 Enters Public Beta Testing with Several Improvements

Firefox 96 Enters Public Beta Testing with Several Improvements

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Marius Nestor
Dec 8, 2021

Firefox 96 isn’t a major update, but it’s the first release of the open-source web browser in 2022 and introduces several performance and security improvements to make your browsing experience more enjoyable, reliable, and safe.

For example, the upcoming Firefox release significantly reduces the main thread load, improves noise-suppression and auto-gain-control, slightly improves echo-cancellation, and enforces the Cookie Policy: Same-Site=lax option by default to protect users against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. Learn more here.

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Marius Nestor

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