Latest Firefox boosts video chat, 3D graphics, JavaScript performance The Mozilla Foundation has shipped Firefox 22 to the release channel, bringing with it improved support for web-based real-time communications and a significant performance boost for some JavaScript applications, among other features. The new version comes with support for the nascent WebRTC API enabled by default for the …
"How do I turn this feature off to stop my computer spying on me and uploading its contents to the Cloud?"
Simply by not doing anything "interesting" in front of it? So remember, no J Arthurs with Firefox 22, unless your pooter isn't bedecked with camera and mic.
Luckily my home machine doesn't have a permanently attached camera or mic. If I weren't AC, then I'd be using the "I'll get my coat" icon, and the wag line "mine's the one with the big bundle of tissues in the pockets".
There's media.navigator.enabled in about:config if the pop-up asking you if you want to give permission isn't good enough but that's just to give you a false sense of security, what it really does is it flag your IP address for "enhanced data non-collection".
You're prompted to enable access to your camera & microphone. You could always chose NOT to say yes. Easier to do that than have someone who wants to use WebRTC have to start fiddling with configuration options, yes? Incidentally, this is the same as Chrome, which has had WebRTC for a while now.
Hmm, I just upgraded and it uninstalled all my extensions! Although, it did package them up nicely and dump them in an "Old Firefox Data" folder on my desktop, so I guess that's something....
Still, I did have about 20 extensions installed, so it might be a good type to re-evaluate which ones I really need...
..check out the rather amazing Chrome experiment "Cube Slam" which I ran into yesterday:
https://www.cubeslam.com
It demonstrates real time web chat, multi-player gaming, advanced 3D, audio, everything..
It will even work if you don't have anyone to play with as you can play the bear!
(Yes it IS pong.. but pong brilliantly re-imaged.)
Over here in Chrome, any app which wants to use the camera or microphone puts up a browser request.
I know this post sounds like an ad, but having viewed many HTML5 demos, I've never been so excited by anything I've seen in my browser recently.
Of course this web page could be a sneaky means of getting us tech folks to get all positive of this slightly disruptive technology by the powers that be. The game is a little *too* slick. I can't think of a single user interaction design complaint with it.
I assume it will play nice with the new Firefox 22.
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