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After a limited rollout in December with Firefox 64, Mozilla is expanding a new feature that suggests browser extensions based on your online activity.
Contextual Feature Recommender (CFR) uses your browsing history to suggest plugins that you might like, and like the sponsored stories that may appear when you open a new tab, this all happens on your PC; no data is sent to Mozilla or any third parties.
Unlike sponsored stories, however, Mozilla isnât being paid to recommend extensions using CFR. The tool initially suggested just three plugins for your consideration, but the collection will soon begin to grow.
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âEach of the extensions selected in the current test are popular with a large user base and are also highly rated based on user reviews on addons.mozilla.org,â a Mozilla spokesperson told TechRadar. âSome have also been featured by our add-on editorial team.â
Testing times
Opinion is divided among Firefox fans on Reddit. " I shouldnât need to see advertisements for Firefoxâs features if Iâm already using Firefox," said user Aperson3334. âBesides, what modern browser doesnât have extensions/add-ons? All thatâs really left is IE, and thatâs no longer in development.â
âThey arenât ads,â responded darklight001. âAnd 90% of users donât know about addons. Turn it off if it bothers you.â
If youâre among those who find the recommendations distracting, you can disable them by selecting Options > General > Browsing and unchecking âRecommend extensions as you browseâ.
âWe want to help users get what they need from the web faster, and the results for the current three extensions have been positive,â said Mozillaâs spokesperson. âYouâll see us continue testing and expanding incrementally, leveraging learnings and user feedback.â
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Contextual Feature Recommender (CFR) uses your browsing history to suggest plugins that you might like, and like the sponsored stories that may appear when you open a new tab, this all happens on your PC; no data is sent to Mozilla or any third parties.
Unlike sponsored stories, however, Mozilla isnât being paid to recommend extensions using CFR. The tool initially suggested just three plugins for your consideration, but the collection will soon begin to grow.
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[li]The latest version of Firefox gives autoplay videos the silent treatment[/li][li]Firefox 65 adds improved online privacy controls[/li][li]Flash will be disabled by default in Firefox 69[/li][/ul]
âEach of the extensions selected in the current test are popular with a large user base and are also highly rated based on user reviews on addons.mozilla.org,â a Mozilla spokesperson told TechRadar. âSome have also been featured by our add-on editorial team.â
Testing times
Opinion is divided among Firefox fans on Reddit. " I shouldnât need to see advertisements for Firefoxâs features if Iâm already using Firefox," said user Aperson3334. âBesides, what modern browser doesnât have extensions/add-ons? All thatâs really left is IE, and thatâs no longer in development.â
âThey arenât ads,â responded darklight001. âAnd 90% of users donât know about addons. Turn it off if it bothers you.â
If youâre among those who find the recommendations distracting, you can disable them by selecting Options > General > Browsing and unchecking âRecommend extensions as you browseâ.
âWe want to help users get what they need from the web faster, and the results for the current three extensions have been positive,â said Mozillaâs spokesperson. âYouâll see us continue testing and expanding incrementally, leveraging learnings and user feedback.â
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[li]The best web browser 2019[/li][/ul]
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