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  • 06-24-2012, 05:32 PM
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    Temporarily Block Firefox New Tab Thumbnail Security Breach [Firefox]



    UK-based The Register reported that the feature added in Firefox 13 that displays thumbnails of previous sessions when clicking on the new thumbnail tab can contain secure violations such as showing bank information, email subject lines, and anything else that was on your most recently closed browser tabs. A fix is promised in future versions, but if you don't want to wait we'll show you how to block this feature now. More »



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