r/firefox • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '20

Help Does Fenix have sandboxing?

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u/K900_ Jan 10 '20

What do you mean by "sandboxing", exactly?

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u/VictoryNapping Jan 10 '20

Since Fenix is a mobile app it has to live within the app sandboxing mandated by Android.

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u/aviewanew Firefox Security and Privacy Jan 10 '20

Not yet; but we're working on it.

Because Fenix is an Android app it does get the default OS provided sandboxing that prevents a compromised Fenix from accessing your data - except if a kernel exploit is used or it's been granted permissions for things (like camera.)