Making .GOV domains secure – it’ll take “a few years” yet
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TikTok users beware: Hackers could swap your videos with their own
TikTok doesn’t use HTTPS for its images and videos – so crooks could swap out the videos you see and you would never know.
Chrome may bring back ‘www’ with option to show full URLs
Google’s doing so grudgingly: it still thinks that showing too much will confuse users trying to assess a site’s security.
Firefox 76 will have option to enforce HTTPS-only connections
The aim is to block the browser from reaching the small number of sites that cling to HTTP, closing security risks.
Let’s Encrypt issues one billionth free certificate
Thanks to this flood of free certificates, the web is a lot more encrypted than it was a few years ago.
Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US
Mozilla has said it plans to make a privacy technology called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) the default setting for US users of Firefox within weeks.
Apple chops Safari’s TLS certificate validity down to one year
From 1 September 2020, Safari will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificates with more than a year on the clock.
Google Chrome to start blocking downloads served via HTTP
Google has announced a timetable for phasing out insecure file downloads in the Chrome browser starting with desktop version 81 due next month.
Google’s Chrome 80 clamps down on cookies and notification spam
Version 80 of the Chrome browser is out with some new features designed to save your security and your sanity.
Mozilla says ISPs are lying to Congress about encrypted DNS
Mozilla on Friday posted a letter urging Congress to take the broadband industry’s lobbying against encrypted DNS within Firefox and Chrome with a grain of salt.