Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 unveiled - has privacy mode

Posted on Tuesday, December 09 2008 @ 20:33 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Mozilla has released the second beta version of Firefox 3.1, you can grab it over here. New in this beta is the Private Browsing Mode, Mozilla suggests this is perfect for "online holiday shopping" but I guess most people will use this for something totally different..

Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 also makes it easier to remove some parts of your browsing history and the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine is now on by default. Here's the full changelog:

This beta is now available in 54 languages - get your local version and let us know if it looks right.
A new Private Browsing Mode that allows you to browse without Firefox storing any traces of where you’ve been - perfect for online holiday shopping!
New functions that make it easy to remove the history of your past few hours of browsing, or remove all traces of a website.
New support for web worker threads.
The new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine is now on by default for web content.
Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
Removed the new tab-switching & preview behavior based on feedback from Beta 1 users
Support for new web technologies such as the

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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