New Firefox 42 beta features enhanced protection against third-party tracking

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No sooner had it released version 41 of its Firefox Web  browser, Mozilla followed up with 42.0 beta, for the next version, spotlighting privacy and tracking. The headliner is an experimental new feature — Tracking Protection in Private Browsing — that Mozilla wants its users to try out for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android. Whereas Websites typically rely on third-party vendors who are not linked to the sites you visit to produce analytical data, social network buttons and advertising, these same companies may also use certain page elements that act to record your browsing activity, creating an unwanted online user profile. The new feature is…

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