Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting

From	candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting
Date	2024-10-16 18:20 +0000
Organization	the-candyden-of-code
Message-ID	<slrnvh00d3.1vpfs.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid> (permalink)
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Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote at 12:54 this Sunday (GMT):
> Shadow wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> On 13 Oct 2024 04:00:31 GMT, Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> <snip>
>>
>> 	Ever started Wireshark and then loaded Firefox? Don't open any
>> external pages, just load it.
>> 	It connects to over a dozen sites, and worse, maintains
>> several connections. My /etc/hosts file looks like a shopping list.
>> 	And that is with "safebrowsing" , geolocation , prefetch and
>> all other "excuses" turned off.
>>
>> 	It's been on this list
>>
>> <https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-security-roundup-for-week-42-2024/>
>>
>> 	For the last 20+ weeks. Always a regression or backdoor "that
>> allows a remote attacker to gain control of your machine when visiting
>> a specially crafted page".
>>
>> 	Why do I still use it? Chrome is worse....
>> 	[]'s
>
> The etherape app is a cool quick-n-dirty way to look at net connections and
> activity. On this Debian box, Chromium with DuckDuckGo seems fairly light,
> while Firefox sets the display on fire (loading a buncha ads) and then calms
> down.
>
> Right now watching the connection to SomaFM beating like a heart.
>
> F'up set.


Thanks for telling me about etherape, this looks awesome!!
-- 
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-10-13 04:00 +0000
  Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-13 00:14 -0400
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-10-15 03:52 +0000
      Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-15 02:24 -0400
  Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2024-10-13 08:36 -0300
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-13 13:29 +0100
      Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-10-13 22:28 +0200
        Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-10-13 22:58 +0000
          Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-10-13 23:29 +0000
            Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-10-13 23:53 +0000
          Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-10-14 11:43 +0200
            Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-10-14 11:03 +0100
              Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-10-14 14:41 +0200
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-13 08:54 -0400
      Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-13 11:14 -0400
      Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-10-16 18:20 +0000
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Phillip Frabott <nntp@fulltermprivacy.com> - 2024-10-13 09:35 -0400
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Phillip Frabott <nntp@fulltermprivacy.com> - 2024-10-13 09:36 -0400
    Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-10-15 03:59 +0000
      Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-10-16 06:51 +1000
        Re: Firefox update breaks media autoplay setting Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-10-16 04:08 +0000
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