How can I prevent Firefox from automatically filling in my passward in every site I visit? I have NO security now when others use computer.

Everytime anyone on this computer goes to my AOL or YAHOO email, Firefox automatically fills in my password and whoever is using my computer can read my email or check bank balances or anything else. I have just started using Firefox and now have NO security. Can anyone help me change the security settings?

Also, make sure you have a password on your user account - if you share a computer without separate Windows accounts, they have access to all your information regardless of whether you stay logged in or not, and regardless of whether passwords are saved or not. Make everyone else use the guest account or their own limited account.

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    I've tried to work with Firefox 29 but the new SYNC simply does not work and that's a deal breaker. I need the changes I make on my mac to be reflected across the other two systems on my desk (one WinXP, one Win7) and vice versa. When I try to sync on FF29 it takes me to a page to log in and then refuses to recognize my email and password (which I have thoroughly confirmed on my other systems as correct).
    Can you please help me prevent Firefox 28 from automatically updating to Firefox 29?

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    To Mozilla, Just for absolute clarification, there is no way you can possibly justify forcing an update on users computers without their explicit acceptance.
    What if someone found out how Mozilla forced the update? They could then force an update that is NOT a genuine Firefox release and do untold damage to peoples' computers.
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    To Mozilla, you have lost the plot.

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    ~~red:Check your version here~~: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
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