Mozilla added two features to Smart Window, Firefox's optional AI browsing mode. The first fills in online forms with details from tabs the user selects, without submitting the form, and the data is sent to the Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite model. The second watches up to five pages per task for changes such as sales or new listings, checking daily or weekly while the browser is open. The features are in beta on desktop, in English, in the US and Canada.

What it means: Browsers are moving from simple chatbot conversations to tasks that touch personal data, such as filling in applications with addresses, phone numbers or order details. Mozilla takes a fairly careful approach: users explicitly choose which tabs to use and the form is not submitted automatically. Still, the content of the selected pages is sent to a Google model, while page watching uses a Qwen model, so data leaves the device for third-party providers. For people at work, that means a tab showing an internal system or customer details could, if selected by mistake, end up with an outside service. The features are not yet available in Europe, where they would need to fit the GDPR, but the direction is clear and other browsers are following it. For Greek businesses, two things have practical value: first, update computer use policies to state whether browser AI features are allowed on company systems, and second, those running online shops or sign-up forms should make sure fields are properly labelled so automated filling does not enter the wrong details.

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