Mozilla Unveils Next-gen Mobile Browser For Android Devices
Mozilla has unveiled a preview of its next-generation browser for Android, dubbing it Firefox Preview. The browser, which ultimately will replace the current Firefox for Android browser – nicknamed...
View ArticleMozilla Adds Anti Tracking Features To Firefox
As it points out, this isn't actually hiding what you are doing, it just throws advertisers off the scent a bit. It doesn't block the ads, it just makes sure the ones being served are a particular type.
View ArticleGoogle Updating Desktop Version Of News Tab
Google is working on updating the desktop version of its News tab to make it more obvious what outlet you’re reading and make the headline more prominent, basically making it look a lot like the search...
View ArticleGoogle Fined Thirteen Million For Spying
Google will also destroy any data it still holds as part of the settlement, collected as a result of the Street View mapping process, and will commit to teaching people how to protect their privacy...
View ArticleNew Android Ransomware Can Be Spread Via Text Messages
A new family of ransomware developed to attack Google’s Android mobile operating system utilizes SMS messaging to spread, researchers say. Cybersecurity professionals from ESET revealed their...
View ArticleGoogle Halts The Nosey Assistant From Recording Your Conversations
Earlier this week, Hamburg's Data Protection Commissioner told AP that there are "currently significant doubts" over whether Google Assistant even complies with GDPR. If it doesn't that is going to...
View ArticleGoogle Accused Of Leaking User Data To Advertisers
Brave, the maker of a Chromium-based browser rival to Google Chrome, claims it has new proof that Google is leaking personal information to advertisers and violating Europe’s privacy laws around data...
View ArticleFirefox Blocks Cryptomining
More than 20 per cent of Firefox users have Enhanced Tracking Protection on. A SpokesFirefox said that the move will provide protection for all users by default.
View ArticleMozilla Announces Plans To Accelerate Updates To Firefox Browser
Mozilla has confirmed that it will accelerate Firefox releases by reducing the interval between upgrades to just four weeks. Firefox has been on a relatively rapid release cadence – an upgrade every...
View ArticleWill Google Really Stop Listening
Google says it will continue to use third-party contractors for this role and apologised for what it called falling "short of our high standards" for transparency.
View ArticleIn The Future Chrome Will Block All Non-HTTPS Websites
Presently, most modern browsers display a warning about mixed content to alert users about insecure resources on the web page. They also block some mixed content, such as iframes and scripts, by...
View ArticleAre Google’s Privacy Tools A Farce
Dweck said: ""Anything up to one month is extremely valuable. Anything beyond one month, we probably weren't going to target you anyway."
View ArticleIs Microsoft Edge Dead
Vole’s change means that Edge users will find far fewer broken websites. It also means that Google will be watching your visits.
View ArticleMicrosoft Has Plans To Forcibly Install Bing Search Engine On Some PCs
Microsoft plans to forcibly install the “Microsoft Search in Bing” extension in Chrome browsers for a portion of its Office 365 ProPlus customers. The Chrome extension will be forcibly installed...
View ArticleGoogle Purges Over 500 Chrome Extensions From Its Web Store
Google has kicked off more than 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its official Web Store following a two-months long investigation conducted by security researcher Jamila Kaya and Cisco’s Duo...
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