New security feature in Firefox and Chrome speeds surfing

Oh, and did I mention that it also keeps you safer?

Both Firefox and Chrome have added a new security feature called “Click-to-play.” After you enable it–which you will have to do since the feature is not enabled by default in either browser–you will have to click on a specified blank placeholder on the web page if you want the content to play.

Gizmo’s Freeware provides these instructions:

How to enable Click-to-play in Chrome

1. Enter “chrome://chrome/settings/content” in the Chrome address bar (without quotes)
2. Scroll down the configuration page that opens to the Plug-ins section (shown in the figure)
3. Click the button “Click to play”

How to enable Click-to-play in Firefox 14

1. Enter “about:config” in the Firefox address bar (without quotes)
2. Agree to be careful
3. Scroll to the plug-ins section (shown in the figure below)
4. Double-click the entry “ plugins.click_to_play” so that the Boolean value reads “true”