Mozilla Firefox Version 71.0 Released with Security Updates

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Mozilla sent Firefox Version 71.0 to the release channel today. The update included thirteen (13) security updates of which six (6) are high and five (5) are rated moderate.

Also released was Firefox ESR Version 68.3.

Note: The following extensions have been removed from the Mozilla addon repository due to concerns that they were tracking a user's activity as they are browsed the web: Avast Online Security, Avast SafePrice, AVG Online Security, and AVG SafePrice. Additional information is available at Bleeping Computer.

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Update from Bleeping Computer at Avast and AVG Firefox Extensions Added Back to Mozilla Addons Site:

Mozilla has allowed the AVG and Avast Online Security extensions back into their addons site after the extensions reduced the amount of tracking data being sent to Avast's and AVG's servers.