Protect Your Data With the Latest Mozilla Tools
Mozilla has made every effort to maintain data security and privacy lately, and we welcome that. Protecting your information from prying eyes (and hacks) should be your focus every time you sign up for a new service or mess around the web. And it’s good to see some good news about browsers and new security initiatives, as opposed to the efforts of other companies lately .
Even though Mozilla’s brand new Firefox Monitor , released yesterday, is just a wrapper for Have I Been Pwned , that’s okay. Both services – a great way to find out if was not broken any of your online accounts : you enter your email address and get a list of related security incidents (and what data had been compromised).
It’s nice to see Have I Been Pwned gaining wider acceptance as many people may be familiar with Firefox but not aware of Have I Been Pwned’s large security database. And whether you’re new or looking for yourself, it’s worth launching Firefox Monitor (or Have I been Pwned, we assume) and typing in your email addresses to check for new ways your data is leaking. web.
More importantly, Mozilla Firefox Monitor joins a fairly complete family of software and services designed to keep your data safe and your online privacy intact. Mozilla does not have the highest score in this regard, thanks to the fact that it once decided to insert strange messages into your browser as part of the cross-promotion of the show Mr. Robot , but many of her suggestions deserve attention:
- Block cross-site tracking (via Firefox Nightly so far)
- Firefox Lockbox – iOS password management app
- Send – encrypted file storage, which stores up to 1GB of files for a single loading or 24 hours before complete removal.
- Facebook Container – Don’t let Facebook track everything you do online
- Containers for multiple Firefox accounts – Divide your browsing into dedicated color-coded tabs. Cookies from one container cannot affect the content of another.
- Mozilla Recommended Browser Extensions for Privacy – Mozilla hasn’t done all of this, but its list of 13 different extensions you can use to protect your browsing is impressive. (We especially love Bloody Vikings!