Mozilla has announced plans to tweak Firefox’s privacy controls so that advertising trackers will be blocked by default.
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Chrome: Flash is almost, almost, almost dead
If you use Google’s Chrome browser, after 4 September, the latest update will make it even harder to use in-browser Adobe Flash.
Google quietly bought Mastercard credit and debit card records
The multimillion dollar data buy allows Google to link what we buy in brick-and-mortar stores to what ads we clicked online.
Forcing iPhone unlock violates Fifth Amendment, says Court of Appeals
Police want to unlock the iPhone of a woman who accused a man of rape after it was alleged that she was actually stalking him.
Why Yahoo scanning user email is no cause for panic
The Wall Street Journal yesterday published an unsettling report that the owner of Yahoo, Verizon subsidiary Oath, has been quietly analysing the emails of its 200 million users to sell to advertisers.
The security changes you can expect in iOS 12
We take a look at the beta version of iOS 12 and the security-related changes we can expect to see when it’s released in (probably) September.
Firefox axes add-ons, developer pushes back
Mozilla has wiped 23 extensions from its directory of Firefox browser add-ons after finding what it says were inappropriate functions in the code.
Apple gets cored: 90GB of ‘secure files’ stolen by high schooler
An Aussie high schooler pleaded guilty on Thursday to hacking Apple servers multiple times.
Google to warn companies targeted in government-backed attacks
G Suite admins will have the option of enabling alerts if Google suspects government-backed hacking attempts.
Fortnite ditches Google Play – will it undermine Android security?
Like it or not, the Play Store is a walled garden that keeps out malware.