June 03, 2019

New controversy erupts over Chrome ad blocking plans

Changes to extensions will limit the way that Chrome lets browsers block content - unless you're an enterprise user.

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May 20, 2019

Brave browser concerned that Client Hints could be abused for tracking

Privacy-focused browser Brave has criticised an industry proposal it says would make browser fingerprinting easier.

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May 09, 2019

CSS tracking trick can monitor your mouse without JavaScript

A security researcher has demonstrated a new way to track mouse movements even if users block JavaScript.

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April 24, 2019

DNS over HTTPS is coming whether ISPs and governments like it or not

DNS over HTTPS (DoH), backed by Google, Mozilla and Cloudflare, is about to make web surveillance a lot more difficult.

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April 09, 2019

Chrome, Safari and Opera criticised for removing privacy setting

Forthcoming versions of the Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera are in the process of removing the ability to disable a long-ignored tracking feature called hyperlink auditing pings.

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March 21, 2019

Opera brings back free VPN service to its Android browser

Opera lost its Android browser's VPN after it was sold to a Chinese consortium, but now it's back.

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January 30, 2019

Firefox makes it easier for users to dodge ad-trackers

Firefox has introduced a new set of controls to make it easier for privacy-conscious users to protect themselves from online ad trackers.

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September 25, 2018

Users fret over Chrome auto-login change

Users were complaining this week after discovering they'd been logged in to Google’s Chrome browser automatically, after logging into a Google website.

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September 03, 2018

Firefox to start blocking ad-tracking by default

Mozilla has announced plans to tweak Firefox's privacy controls so that advertising trackers will be blocked by default.

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