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Firefox Upgrade Scares Off Porn Fans

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(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)
A man surfs the Internet in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
A man surfs the Internet in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
Porn stars perform during a news conference for the Mexico Sex Expo in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008.
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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Nwambe
Aug 27, 09 11:24 AM CDT
And yet, Firefox still won't work properly on my Mac. Dammit. Reply
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AClotfelter
Aug 27, 09 11:41 AM CDT
I would tend to blame that on the mac...
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Alexandria
Aug 27, 09 11:42 AM CDT
Really? Firefox works fine on mine. Have you tried uninstalling then reinstalling?
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JonmarkP
Aug 27, 09 1:42 PM CDT
That's what Camino is for - it's Firefox for Macs.
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chas_m
Aug 28, 09 5:50 AM CDT
I would suggest PEBCAC. Firefox is the #2 browser on the Mac platform, plainly millions of users are enjoying it.
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