Mozilla Testing Click-to-Play Option For Plugin Content 124
Trailrunner7 writes "Mozilla is developing a feature in Firefox that would require some user interaction in order for Flash ads, Java scripts and other content that uses plugins to play. In addition to easing system slowdowns, the opt-in for Web plugins is expected to reduce threats posed by exploiting security vulnerabilities in plugins, including zero-day attacks. 'Whether you hate them or love them, content accessed through plugins is still a sizable chunk of the web. So much so, that over 99% of internet users have Flash installed on their browser,' writes Mozilla's Jared Wein, the lead software engineer on the project, in a blog post."
HTML5 has half the frame rate of Flash (Score:5, Interesting)
i would rather see HTML-5 make plugins like flash obsolete
So would I. But first, someone must fix these problems:
NS (Score:5, Interesting)
I've tried this on numerous occasions, the more advanced users eventually click 'Allow Scripts Globally", the less advanced keep calling me until I click 'Allow Scripts Globally".
I personally love it, easy-peasy black/white-list. My other apps do not stutter and bog whenever I scroll a page or open a new one. Pages load faster or not at all(both good IMO). Google's auto-search doesn't clog up my 1MB connection or freeze FF trying to force feed me their assumptions(must remove Goog from pre-loaded whitelist). Minimal ad tracking tools/cookies/malware collecting in my system, bleachbit completes in record time. My whitelist allows mo-add-ons page, my local library and some local devices. I'm typing now with /. & FSDN blocked. With the exception of moderation, the site suits me better with them blocked!
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