Firefox version 33.1 adds a new button called “Forget,” which lets users wipe only their most recent browsing history and cookies. Users can choose to forget the last 5 minutes, 2 hours or 24 hours of activity, while preserving all history and cookies prior to that timeframe.
Of course, Firefox has had a Private Browsing feature for some time that wipes all history and cookies once users close the private window. However, that feature requires planning ahead. The newest changes will appeal to users who browse normally and later realize they’d like to erase some evidence.
Mozilla has also added DuckDuckGo as an option in Firefox’s search bar. DuckDuckGo is a search engine that emphasizes privacy, keeping no record of users’ searches and logging no IP addresses. You can learn more about DuckDuckGo’s privacy features in my earlier article at https://privacyblog.com/2014/11/01/the-search-engine-that-doesnt-track-you.
You can read more in the Firefox Blog at https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/11/10/celebrating-10-years-of-firefox-2.
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