457- mozillaCast

First up in the news: Firefox’s new terms aren’t that bad, uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on, Cloudflare bounces browsers, and PocketCast goes free

In security and privacy: French government rejects security backdoors, and TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows


Then in our Wanderings: Joe moxxes the prox, Bill goes deep in the heart of Texas, Moss sings again, and Majid finally learns Audacity…sort of

The News:


Firefox’s Updated Terms of Use Are Not As Bad As They Sound


uBlock Origin is the Most Popular Firefox Add-on


Cloudflare’s bot bouncer blocks weirdo browsers


Thunderbird 136 Release Adds New Appearance Controls


Pocket Casts Makes Its Web Player Free and Criticizes Corporate-Owned Rivals

Security and Privacy:


France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision


TAILS replaces balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows

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