March 26, 2020

Apple Safari now blocks all third-party cookies by default

Starting in 13.1, advertisers and analytics firms can't track us through browser cookies. Apple says this also kills login fingerprinting.

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March 17, 2020

Tor browser fixes bug that allows JavaScript to run when disabled

The Tor browser has a bug that could allow JavaScript to execute on websites even when users think they’ve disabled it for maximum anonymity.

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February 27, 2020

Brave beats other browsers in privacy study

Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.

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January 24, 2020

Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system

Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including - ironically - being tracked.

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October 15, 2019

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.

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September 18, 2019

Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?

Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web.

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September 13, 2019

Mozilla Private Network VPN gives Firefox another privacy boost

Is this week's test pilot launch of Mozilla Private Network the moment browser VPNs finally become a must-have privacy feature?

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September 10, 2019

Mozilla increases browser privacy with encrypted DNS

Mozilla is about to turn on-by-default an oft-overlooked privacy feature in Firefox.

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September 09, 2019

Brave accuses Google of sidestepping GDPR

A senior executive at private browser company Brave has accused Google of using a workaround that lets it identify users to ad networks.

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