elgato
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:58 pm Post subject: Mozilla drops features from Firefox 4 |
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Mozilla which launched the latest beta of Firefox 4 last week, has started to drop features from the still-under-construction browser.
Firefox 4 Beta 5 shipped on 7 September, and included support for a new audio API (application programming interface) that allows developers to tap raw audio data from within the browser, as well as support for HTTP Strict Transport Security, a Web security protocol that lets site designers force Firefox to automatically use a secure connection.
The latter is meant to help stymie "man-in-the-middle" attacks, in which hackers essentially eavesdrop on users' web traffic, most often at public Wi-Fi hotspots in the hope of snatching clear-language transmission of passwords or credit card numbers.
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