Apple has turned off the ability for adblocking companies to use their own blocking mechanisms in Safari.
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Chrome bumps ineffective EV certificates off the omnibar
Ever notice a missing company name next to the URL address bar? Ever change behavior because of it? Likely not, so bye-bye, useless badge.
Firefox won’t follow Chrome’s anti-ad-blocker changes, says Mozilla
Mozilla has told developers not to fret – it won’t follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.
Safari test points to a future with tracker-free ads
Apple thinks it has come up with a way for advertisers to track how well their ads are doing without compromising user privacy.
Microsoft’s Edge browser reborn after Chromium makeover
After three years of embarrassing rejection, might Microsoft’s newly-Chromed Edge browser be on the up?
Chrome, Safari and Opera criticised for removing privacy setting
Forthcoming versions of the Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera are in the process of removing the ability to disable a long-ignored tracking feature called hyperlink auditing pings.
Opera integrates a cryptocurrency wallet – is this Web 3.0?
When it appears in the next few weeks, the next version of Opera (“Reborn 3” or “R3”) for Windows, Mac and Linux will become the first mainstream desktop browser to integrate a cryptocurrency wallet.
Firefox 66 will silence autoplaying web audio
From Firefox 66 for desktop and Android, due in March, media autoplay of video or audio will be blocked by default.
Update now! Apple releases first 2019 iOS and macOS patches
Apple has issued its January security updates fixing a list of mostly shared CVE flaws affecting iOS and macOS with a smattering for Safari, watchOS, tvOS, and iCloud for Windows.
Update now! Adobe Flash has another critical security vulnerability
Adobe’s Flash Player for Windows, Mac and Linux has a critical vulnerability that should be patched as a top priority.