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security-conscious people. Here are some ways that Firefox helps make your Web browsing
more secure:
ActiveX??”Because of major security flaws found in ActiveX, Firefox will simply not play
ActiveX content. If you absolutely must be able to play ActiveX content, a plug-in is in
development to provide controlled support for ActiveX. Follow the progress of this project
at the Mozilla ActiveX Project home page (www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/mozilla.htm).
Pop-ups??”When pop-up windows are encountered as you browse with Firefox, a message
(by default) tells you that ???Firefox prevented this site from opening a popup window.???
By clicking on that message, you have an opportunity to allow all pop-ups from that site,
just allow the requested pop-up, or edit your pop-up settings.
Privacy preferences??”From the Privacy window in Firefox (select Edit???Preferences,
and then click the Privacy button), you can clear stored private information from your
browser in a single click. This is a particularly good feature if you have just used a computer
that is not yours to browse the Web. You can select to individually clear your History,
information saved in forms you might have filled in, any passwords saved by the browser,
history of what you have downloaded, cookies, and cached files.
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