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Firefox 52 Bans Plugins And Is First Browser To Use WebAssembly
Firefox 52 bans plugins except for Flash, warns users about logins on unencrypted websites, and claims to run processor intensive apps at nearly the same speed as native code.
Mozilla have quietly released their latest browser, Firefox 52 into the wilds of the internet this week. In doing so Firefox has officially become the world’s first web browser to fully support the new WebAssembly standard.
WebAssembly is a new browser standard that all the major players in the industry are currently considering using as the next step in web browsing. Google, Apple, and Microsoft have all agreed that WebAssembly could be a potential game changer. The fact that Mozilla have got their first however is hardly a surprise. WebAssembly as a going concern is a direct result of a Mozilla Labs research project that started in 2015.
