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 ====== Mozilla Firefox ====== ====== Mozilla Firefox ======
  
-===%hide caution=== +{{page>util:​warning:​firefox}}
-<adm danger Caution!> +
-After Microsoft switched to Chromium as its code base for Edge, I left Firefox in the dust. The organization turned unnecessarily political and ideological,​ and as various security and privacy concerns were raised, I decided it was no longer worth my time.+
  
-To date, Firefox continues to store passwords in an insecure fashion: if someone has access to your logged-in session (like someone using your computer at work or school), they can easily access your passwords. +Very old builds of Firefox still have some utility on older operating systems. ​Very old versions of Firefox ​classic ​are solid enough to use as daily drivers in Windows 9x and XP. I will be maintaining a mirror of themes and extensions I use, because there is no longer any central repository online where these may be found and  
- +downloaded.
-All Chromium-based browsers, including Edge, make use of the operating system'​s secure password storage - this is called Credential Manager in Windows and the Keychain in MacOS. Revealing passwords requires the logged-in user's password. +
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-**I strongly advise against continuing to use Firefox in any capacity. It isn't secure and will not keep your online account passwords secure.** +
-</​adm>​ +
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-===%hide content=== +
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-Very old builds of Firefox still have some utility on older operating systems. Firefox ​2.x and 3.x are solid enough to use as daily drivers in Windows 9x and XP. I will be maintaining a mirror of themes and extensions I use, because there is no longer any central repository online where these may be found and downloaded.+