Mozilla plans to add a new security feature to Firefox 82 that will prevent files from downloading automatically under certain conditions.
Η λειτουργία θα αποκλείει λήψεις που ξεκινούν από sandboxed iframes, μια τεχνολογία που χρησιμοποιείται από ιστότοπους και υπηρεσίες για να εμφανίζουν content such as advertisements or media present on third-party websites.
Usually sandboxed iframes are not used to initiate downloads, but most preletterbrowsers do not block these downloads.
From Firefox 82 onwards, automatic downloads from sandboxed iframes will be blocked by the Firefox browser. Developers can configure "allow-download" to allow these downloads.
Depending on the setting, downloads may be automatically saved in the system download folder, but Firefox can be configured to display "save to" each time a download starts in your browser. This prompt provides an extra level of protection against unwanted downloads, as you can press the cancel button to stop the download before it reaches the system.
How do you set it up? Open the inner one address about:preferences#general στη γραμμή διευθύνσεων του Firefox, και κοιτάξτε προς τα κάτω στην ενότητα λήψεων. Η ρύθμιση πρέπει να οριστεί σε “Always ask you where to save files”. Η ρύθμιση αυτή μπορεί να μην σας βολεύει, γιατί θα εμφανίζεται ένα message every time you download a file, but it offers more security.
Firefox 82 will be released on October 20, 2020 according to Mozilla program. The next stable version is Firefox 81 which will be released in September 2020.