Edge browser’s ‘scareware blocker’ tool is now enabled by default
Hey, you! Yes, you, on the iPhone! You’ve got a virus in your Windows PC! Better download this totally legit free app and let it scan all your files for threats and such. So goes…
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Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots
MellowTel is also problematic because the sites it opens are unknown to end users. That means they must trust MellowTel to vet the security and trustworthiness of each site being accessed. And, of course, that…
Brave browser’s newest tool swats away those annoying cookie pop-ups
I appreciate and respect what the GDPR was trying to accomplish. The hours of corporate training and “please let us track you with cookies, we pinky-promise we need them” messages that appear on nearly every…
Apple Maps on the web expands access to more devices and browsers
Apple made a surprise–and long overdue–move last summer when it brought Apple Maps to the web. Available at beta.maps.apple.com, the simple web interface brought Apple new and excellent maps to new devices, but in a…
Mozilla patches Firefox bug ‘exploited in the wild’, similar to bug attacking Chrome
Mozilla has fixed a security bug in its Firefox for Windows browser that was “being exploited in the wild.” In a brief update, Mozilla said it updated the browser to Firefox version 136.0.4 after identifying…
Google fixes Chrome zero-day security flaw used in hacking campaign targeting journalists
Google said it has fixed a vulnerability in its Chrome browser for Windows that malicious hackers have used to break into victims’ computers. In a brief note on Tuesday, Google said that it fixed the…
Microsoft Edge Browsers: How to simply switch off the AI functions
Microsoft is currently adding AI functions to one application after another. The Edge browser has also received an AI update. However, not every user is happy about this. This is because the AI may transmit…
Which web browsers excel in security, privacy, and features?
The browser is increasingly becoming the central application on the PC. Today, users not only open their browsers to view websites, but also to work with office applications such as Word and Excel or Google…
Beyond Chrome: Switch to these 6 obscure browsers for better security
There is always room for improvement: The manufacturers of the three major browsers Chrome, Edge, and Firefox have been working on the settings for data protection and security for years. New features are constantly being…