Get off that old Firefox by Friday or you'll be sorry, says Moz

If you're running an outdated version of Firefox, update by Friday or risk broken add-ons, failing DRM-protected media playback, and other errors, due to an expiring root certificate. Users with Firefox versions earlier than 128, which was released on July 9 last year, or the extended support release earlier than version 115.13, could face the issues starting March 14. On that date, a key root security certificate used by the open source web browser to verify digitally signed content, protected media, and add-ons will expire. "While it's possible to use Firefox without updating, you may experience problems such as add-ons being disabled, DRM media difficulties, and other interruptions," Mozilla advised this week. "Skipping the update also means missing important security fixes and performance improvements. We strongly advise you to update to the latest version to avoid these issues and ensure your browser stays secure and efficient." Updating to a more recent version, or ideally the latest available, is required for Firefox on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. iOS users are unaffected as Firefox on Apple's OS must use Cupertino's web engine. The Tor Browser is also based on Firefox, so users of that software should ensure their installation is using a suitably recent version of Moz's code. The root cert at the heart of this kerfuffle is issued by Mozilla for securing its own browser and the ecosystem around it, and the certificate doesn't affect rivals such as Chrome, Edge,...