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Firefox Upgrade Scares Off Porn Fans

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2009 11:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – The No. 1 reason many Firefox users refused to upgrade to the browser’s latest version was fear that it would expose their deep, dark—think "naked"—online secrets, PC Pro reports. Firefox 3’s new address bar suggests your bookmarked sites as you enter URLs, which 25% of people who declined to upgrade cited as their motivation. “A lot of people contacted us to say that they had certain bookmarks they didn’t really want to have displayed,” a Firefox designer says.

Luckily for enthusiasts of potentially embarrassing content, Mozilla quickly introduced a “private browsing” feature. “Having something from your previous browsing displayed to someone else who is using your computer (or even worse) to a large audience of people as you are giving a presentation, is really one of the most embarrassing things that Firefox can do to you,” the designer says.

A celebration sign is posted at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, July 31, 2009. According to Mozilla, the Mozilla's Firefox browser has been downloaded over a billion times.

A celebration sign is posted at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, July 31, 2009. According to Mozilla, the Mozilla's Firefox browser has been downloaded over a billion times. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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A man surfs the Internet in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

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Porn stars perform during a news conference for the Mexico Sex Expo in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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elderban

Aug 28, 2009 12:33 PM CDT

Click on Tools > Clear Private Data, or Tools > Clear Recent History if you have 3.5+. It's that simple.

chas_m

Aug 28, 2009 10:50 AM CDT

I would suggest PEBCAC. Firefox is the #2 browser on the Mac platform, plainly millions of users are enjoying it.

zackmasson

Aug 28, 2009 7:15 AM CDT

Has anyone heard of Ccleaner? Figure it out jezz.

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