Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Mozilla Firefox Version 80.0 Released With Security Updates

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Mozilla sent Firefox Version 80.0 to the release channel today.  The update includes ten security updates of which three (3) are rated high, four (4) moderate and three (3) low.  Curiously, the items listed in the Release Notes as "Fixed" are the same as those for Version 79.0.

Also released was Firefox ESR Version 68.12.

High

 

Moderate

 

Low

 New

  • Firefox can now be set as the default system PDF viewer.
Fixed
  • Several crashes while using a screen reader were fixed, including a frequently encountered crash when using the JAWS screen reader.
  • Firefox Developer Tools received significant fixes allowing screen reader users to benefit from some of the tools that were previously inaccessible.
  • SVG title and desc elements (labels and descriptions) are now correctly exposed to assistive technology products such as screen readers.

Changed

  • For users with reduced motion settings, we’ve reduced a number of animations such as tab loading to reduce motion for users with migraines and epilepsy.
  • The new add-ons blocklist has been enabled to improve performance and scalability.

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