Version 79 of Chrome is out, and it promises to do a better job of protecting you against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks.
Tag Archives: Web Browsers
Ad-blocking companies block ‘unblockable’ tracker
Ad-blockers have figured out a way to block the unblockable – a pernicious tracker technique that hides advertising networks in plain sight.
DNS-over-HTTPS is coming to Windows 10
Microsoft will soon add the ability to use DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS into its networking client.
Brave 1.0 launches, extends ad-watching payouts to iOS
It’s showtime: Finally out of beta comes the browser that promises privacy, anonymity and cryptocurrency in exchange for your eyeballs.
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.
Firefox Privacy Protection makes website trackers visible
Mozilla has added another privacy tweak to Firefox version 70 – the ability to quickly see how often websites are tracking users.
Apple says Tencent isn’t snooping on your browsing habits
Apple was quick to allay user concerns this weekend after someone spotted that it was working with Chinese company Tencent to check its users’ website requests for malicious URLs.
October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug
Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in October’s Patch Tuesday, including several critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws.
£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead
A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.
Google’s Password Manager now checks for breached credentials
Google has taken the next step in its strategy to secure users’ passwords. The search giant has taken a password-checking feature released in February as an extension to its Chrome browser and embedded it directly into its password manager service.