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Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The new option to block all AI features in Firefox is coming soon to Nightly builds, and it will become available for all users on February 24 with the release of Firefox 148.The post Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox ap…


Firefox 148 rollout details

New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked

4 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Firefox 148 introduces granular controls for generative AI features

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Mozilla is keeping its promise and letting Firefox users disable all AI features

4 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Firefox 148 ready with new settings for AI controls

4 wks / reddit / /u/Fcking_Chuck

Firefox will soon offer a way to block all of its generative AI features

4 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off (starting Feb 24)

4 wks / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox

4 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret


User empowerment with AI toggles

Firefox users will soon be able to block all generative AI features in one place

4 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Firefox makes AI optional, like it probably should have been all along

4 wks / theregister / Carly Page

Firefox to Give Users Full Control Over AI Features

4 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Mozilla will let you turn off AI features in Firefox, if you want none of it

4 wks / digitaltrends

Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features

4 wks / ycombinator

Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features

4 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

Firefox browser to add AI off-switch, bucking industry trend

4 wks / mashable

Mozilla Adding ‘Off’ Switch to AI in Firefox

4 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

4 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features

4 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features

4 wks / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan


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imo dump FF and switch to DuckDuckGo

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Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features

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Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.

4 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

In response to user feedback on AI integration, Mozilla announced today that the next Firefox release will let users disable AI features entirely or manage them individually.

4 wks / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features

4 wks / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

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OpenClaw: all the news about the trending AI agent

Emma Roth / theverge - An open-source AI agent called OpenClaw (formerly known as both Clawdbot and Moltbot) that runs on your own computer and “actually does things” is taking off inside tech circles. Users interact with OpenClaw via messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Sig…

#ai #cybersecurity #infosec #aiethics #genai #security #assistant #patching #updates #safety #openclaw

OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media

4 wks / techxplore

DIY AI bot farm OpenClaw is a security 'dumpster fire'

4 wks / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Scheming, joking, complaining: Moltbook’s AI agents are just like us

4 wks / ft

OpenClaw Opens the Gates for AI Agents—Here’s What’s Real and What’s Not

4 wks / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

‘Value for money’: AI agent OpenClaw adopts Chinese models for cost edge over US rivals

4 wks / scmp

Malicious MoltBot skills used to push password-stealing malware

4 wks / bleepingcomputer / Bill Toulas

A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

4 wks / simonwillison / Simon Willison

OpenClaw: all the news about the trending AI agent

4 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

OpenClaw patches one-click RCE as security Whac-A-Mole continues

4 wks / theregister / Connor Jones

Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 18665 / 9 stories in 4 wks


Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months

Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today. [...]


Chinese state hackers seize update channels

Notepad++ hijacking blamed on Chinese Lotus Blossom crew behind Chrysalis backdoor

4 wks / theregister / Jessica Lyons

Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China

4 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Notepad++ users take note: It's time to check if you're hacked

4 wks / arstechnica / Dan Goodin

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

4 wks / techcrunch / Zack Whittaker

Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months

4 wks / bleepingcomputer / Bill Toulas


Widespread state-sponsored attack compromises update infrastructure

PSA: Update Notepad++ to version 8.9.1 after security incident

4 wks / techspot

Notepad++ Compromised By State Actor

4 wks / slashdot / msmash

Notepad++ hijacked by suspected state-sponsored hackers

4 wks / therecord

Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack

4 wks / theregister / Richard Speed

Notepad++ Hijacked by State-Sponsored Hackers

4 wks / reddit / /u/pheexio


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The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.

4 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.

4 wks / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months

4 wks / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

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