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Google’s Chrome browser has had a swathe of handy updates recently that allow you to get around the web faster and more easily than ever. With over one billion users, Chrome is officially the world’s most popular browser but many won’t have spotted the new features or know how to use them. Luckily you’ve found the […]
Google’s Safe Browsing can now protect you from phishing attempts and harmful programs even if you’re not visiting websites on Chrome. Google Play Protect has added Safe Browsing to WebView, the component that allows Android apps to display web content, by default. Since developers don’t have to do anything to activate the feature, their apps […]
After reports and studies revealed that browsers’ private modes aren’t that secure, MIT graduate student Frank Wang decided to take things into his own hands. He and his team from MIT CSAIL and Harvard have created a tool called Veil, which you could use on a public computer — or on a private one on […]
Enlarge (credit: Dimitri Otis | Getty Images) California state lawmakers ended their legislative session yesterday without enacting privacy protections for broadband customers after the proposed rule drew opposition from Internet service providers and advertisers. “By failing to pass A.B. 375, the legislature demonstrated that they put the profits of Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast over the privacy rights […]
Firefox is adding a few quality-of-life features to its mobile browsers. To celebrate hitting one million downloads in the month since it launched, the minimalistic, privacy-intensive Firefox Focus for Android now lets users download files, supports full-screen video and enables opening the browser right from notifications. Firefox for iOS added a night mode to ease […]
There are more ways to access your data than by exploiting the various software vulnerabilities and hardware bugs that we seem to hear about on a daily basis. Our gadgets actually have all kinds of weaknesses that could allow nefarious parties to steal our information, and some of them are things we’d probably never consider. […]
Image: Shutterstock This week, President Donald Trump signed the widely–criticized bill repealing FCC ISP privacy rules, which would have required internet service providers to get opt-in consent before selling customers’ web browsing history. The rules hadn’t actually gone into effect, but the bill’s passage was a wake-up call for American internet users, who suddenly realized: […]
AP NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is urging President Donald Trump to veto a resolution that would kill an online privacy regulation, a move that could allow internet providers to sell information about their customers’ browsing habits. The New York senator and 46 other Senate Democrats have signed a letter calling […]
On Tuesday, Congress voted along party lines to reverse an Obama-era online privacy bill that prohibited internet service providers from using customers’ personal information and online behavior to push highly targeted ads — without their knowledge or consent. After it was announced that the House would be voting on the bill, Matt Temkin, one of the creators […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dimitri Otis) The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to eliminate ISP privacy rules, following the Senate vote to take the same action last week. The legislation to kill the rules now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature or veto. The White House issued a statement today supporting the […]
