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Mozilla Trials Native Firefox Ad Blocking Tools For All

Mozilla wants to extend Tracking Protection to all tabs, not just private browsing, meaning invasive ads could be blocked

8 years ago

Opera Investigates After Sync Server Data Breach

Opera admits breach of its servers and warns accounts and passwords could have been compromised

8 years ago

Tor Network Makes ‘Do No Harm’ Pact With Users In Social Contract

Keeping it open source baby. Tor Social Contract promises no backdoors and complete honesty with its users

8 years ago

Google Is Adapting AMP To Deliver Faster Online Ads

Google wants to stop the rise of ad blockers by offering industry-wide technology to make online ads safer, faster and…

8 years ago

Opera Brings Native Adblocking To Android And Desktop Browsers

Opera Mini gets built-in adblocker for Android that claims to boost page loading speeds by 40 percent, while stable desktop…

8 years ago

Mozilla Firefox 45 Removes Tab Groups, Provides Security Updates

Mozilla provides 21 security advisories for its Firefox 45 browser. New features in the browser include improvements to the Firefox…

8 years ago

Baidu Browser Still Leaks Personal Data, Researchers Warn

Look Mum, no encryption! Baidu Browser transmits personal data in the clear, warns Citizen Lab researchers

8 years ago

10 Firefox Features That Will Keep Your Private Stuff Private

Nick Nguyen, VP of product, Mozilla, offers a super fast crash course in data security and privacy with Firefox

8 years ago

Firefox 44 Arrives With Push Notifications

New browser allows websites to deliver push notifications, even if the site not loaded

8 years ago

Mozilla Releases 64-Bit Firefox 43 For Windows

Mozilla improves private browsing with Firefox 43, which gets a Windows 64-bit release too

8 years ago

Ageing Algorithm Poses Browsing Risk, Warns Facebook

Cloudflare, Facebook warn browsing in developing countries will be risker when SHA-1 algorithm is retired

8 years ago

Microsoft Says It’s Time To Upgrade From Internet Explorer

Some versions of IE will no longer be supported after January 12, Microsoft confirms

8 years ago

Chakra Bleu! Microsoft Open Sources Core Edge Browser Component

By January 2016, Microsoft will have opened Edge’s ChakraCore repository onto GitHub

8 years ago

Mozilla Firefox For iOS Debuts On App Store

Firefox finally makes its way to iPhone and iPad, offering more choice for iOS users

8 years ago

Firefox 38 Arrives With DRM Support

Lesser of two evils? Mozilla admits DRM is not a desirable market solution, but bundles it anyway

9 years ago

Build 2015: Say Goodbye To Project Spartan, Hello To Microsoft Edge

Company says Microsoft Edge branding reflects commitment to creating a cutting edge modern browser

9 years ago

Apple Promises Fix For FREAK Encryption Flaw

Google and Apple promise to rush fix for legacy security vulnerability affecting Macs and mobiles

9 years ago

WhatsApp Web Arrives On Desktop

WhatsApp Web launches for desktop users, but not for iOS users due to “Apple platform limitations”

9 years ago

Microsoft To Ditch Internet Explorer For ‘Spartan’ Browser?

RIP Internet Explorer? Microsoft reportedly develops an entirely new web browser for Windows 10

9 years ago

BlackBerry Launches Cancer-Scanning Mobile Browser

Collaboration with NantHealth will let doctors access medical data through BlackBerry Passport devices

9 years ago

Firefox 34 Makes It Official: Google Is Out, Yahoo Is In

Firefox 34, which includes eight security fixes, is the first version since Mozilla announced it was dropping Google for Yahoo…

9 years ago