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Re: OT: Re: FX and Robust PDF processing

From Miguel Tomar Nogueira <mnogueira@mail.telepac.pt>
Newsgroups alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject Re: OT: Re: FX and Robust PDF processing
Date 2021-04-25 12:54 +0000
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Sailfish <sailfish@unforgettable.com> writes:

> My bloviated meandering follows what Sailfish graced us with on
> 4/19/2021 11:01 AM:
>> My bloviated meandering follows what Sailfish graced us with on
>> 4/19/2021 10:51 AM:
>>>
>>> While I seldom use Chrome, in this case I have Fx redirect the
>>> opening to Chrome, mainly because Chrome PDF viewer is much more
>>> robust than that of Fx.
>>>
>> fyi
>> With WaltS48's "Never too late for Firefox 88" post above, it looks
>> like Mozilla has enhanced (otherwise?) their PDF viewer.
>> REF: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/88.0/releasenotes/
>> [excerpt quote=\"
>> "PDF forms now support JavaScript embedded in PDF files. Some PDF
>> forms use JavaScript for validation and other interactive features."
>> \" /]
>> 
> REF:
> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-disables-googles-floc-tracking-in-microsoft-edge-for-now/
>
> [excerpt quote=\"
> Unlike third-party cookies used by advertisers to track your behavior
> and interests across different sites, FLoC  is built into the web 
> browser, which assigns you to behavior cohorts and shares that
> information with websites and advertisers.
> \" /]
> Even more reason to use Fx now as my default PDF reader than Chrome.

Vivaldi devs also hate FLoC:

<https://www.techradar.com/news/vivaldi-is-the-latest-browser-to-block-floc>

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