I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.Ad Blockers are a specific kind of software called an extension, a small piece of software that adds new features or functionality to Firefox. Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade.īefore becoming an analyst in 2020, I spent eight years as a reporter covering consumer tech news. I unbox, set up, test, and review a wide range of consumer tech products from my home in Florida, often with the help of my pitbull Bradley. I'm PCMag's expert on fitness and smart home technology, and I've written more than 6,000 articles and reviews in the 10-plus years I've been here.
Once you install it, just launch the app for instructions on how to configure it.Īt this point, Focus only works with Safari, not the recently released Firefox for iOS. "We believe content blockers need to be transparent with publishers and other content providers about how lists are created and maintained, rather than placing certain content in a permanent penalty box," Mozilla's Chief Legal and Business Officer, Denelle Dixon-Thayer, wrote in a blog post (Opens in a new window)."We want this product to encourage a discussion about users and content providers, instead of monetizing users' mistrust and pulling value out of the Web ecosystem."įocus is available for download in the App Store (Opens in a new window). Some other trackers, for instance, offer no way for blocked content providers to improve and get off the naughty list, and sometimes even remove companies from a list in exchange for payment.
Mozilla said Focus, which is based in part on Disconnect's open source blacklist (Opens in a new window), is more transparent than many other content blockers, which are sometimes shady about the standards used to determine what gets blocked. Focus lets you block categories of trackers such as those used for ads, analytics, and social media, and also promises to increase performance on mobile devices by blocking Web fonts. The browser maker on Monday released Focus by Firefox, a free content blocker for Safari users on iOS 9. Mozilla has a new app for privacy-conscious individuals who use Safari to browse the Web on their Apple device.
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