Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
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Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#2I wonder if there's more passkey support. Passkeys with Bitwarden only worked with Chrome the last time I tried.
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#3I wonder if there's more passkey support. Passkeys with Bitwarden only worked with Chrome the last time I tried.
They work with Firefox for me on desktop (mac/linux). This is _very_ recent though.
Passkeys in Firefox also work for me on mobile but not with Bitwarden, Bitwarden's blog says passkey sync on mobile is "coming soon".
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#4The usual generic cautionary tales about installing pre-release build system artifacts apply here as well:
Firefox 120 hasn’t been released yet, and it’s possible that the installer linked by Phoronix will change by (presumably?) tomorrow when 120 is formally released. If the idea of installing a prerelease appeals (with all of the attendant burden that any packaging bugs or other last-minute flaws may incur), you’re probably better off switching to Beta where the release-ready changes launched weeks ago for final user testing.
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#5For those wondering, what is Global Privacy Control?
"Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a proposed specification designed to allow Internet users to notify businesses of their privacy preferences, such as whether or not they want their personal information to be sold or shared. It consists of a setting or extension in the user’s browser or mobile device and acts as a mechanism that websites can use to indicate they support the specification. [0]
and
"WebAssembly GC is now enabled by default, which allows new languages, such as Dart or Kotlin, to run on Firefox. This makes it possible for reference cycles between the guest language and host browser to be collected." [1]
[0] https://globalprivacycontrol.org/#about
[1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/120.0beta/releasenotes...
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#6Seems like companies will happily ignore Sec-GPC header. You'd likely get a larger benefit in terms of privacy by disabling WebAssembly in the browser entirely.
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#7I wonder if there's more passkey support. Passkeys with Bitwarden only worked with Chrome the last time I tried.
They work with Firefox for me on desktop (mac/linux). This is _very_ recent though. Passkeys in Firefox also work for me on mobile but not with Bitwarden, Bitwarden's blog says passkey sync on mobile is "coming soon".
Can confirm passkeys work with Firefox in Linux. And this is using Firefox ESR on Debian stable too.
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
They work with Firefox for me on desktop (mac/linux). This is _very_ recent though. Passkeys in Firefox also work for me on mobile but not with Bitwarden, Bitwarden's blog says passkey sync on mobile is "coming soon".
Can confirm passkeys work with Firefox in Linux. And this is using Firefox ESR on Debian stable too.
Yeah my bad. It works with 119. Thank you both.
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#9I’m curious as to why the global privacy header will supposedly have a different fate than the do not track header. I don’t understand the incentive structure here.
Re: Firefox 120 Ready with Global Privacy Control, WebAssembly GC on by Default
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can confirm passkeys work with Firefox in Linux. And this is using Firefox ESR on Debian stable too.
Yeah my bad. It works with 119. Thank you both.
Yep and I can further confirm it works in 115.4.0esr as well which is the current version in Debian stable.