Microsoft, Mozilla User Share Falling, Says Recent Report
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge browsers fell last month in user share as the once-universal programs ran on just one in every six personal computers worldwide. According to U.S. analytics...
View ArticleFirefox Going After Insecure Sites
To enable this feature, users must navigate to the about: config settings section, search for the preference, and double-click to enable it.
View ArticleBrave Browser To Give Out $1M In Crytocurrency
Browser maker Brave is doling out about $1 million worth of cryptocurrency-backed tokens it hopes will help develop a better online advertising system. Brave developed a technology called the Basic...
View ArticleMozilla Mandates Encrypted Connections For Certain Features
Mozilla has decreed that future web-facing features of Firefox must meet an under-development standard that requires all browser-to-server-and-back traffic be encrypted. “Effective immediately, all new...
View ArticleIs Mozilla Giving Facebook Ads The Boot
"While we believe there is still more to learn, we found that its current default settings leave access open to a lot of data - particularly with respect to settings for third-party apps.
View ArticleHacker Heads To Prison For DDoS Attack Against Blizzard
Prosecutors recommend a ten-month prison sentence while the defense unsuccessfully argued that Mateias -- who has been in a federal lock-up since November 20 -- should be released immediately so he may...
View ArticleMozilla To Boost Visibility Of Its Tracking Protection Feature
A mostly unheard of but increasingly important browser privacy feature in Firefox is getting a big promotion. Mozilla developers accepted an update to the Firefox Nightly test version on Wednesday that...
View ArticleChrome’s Share Of Browser Market Grows Even Bigger
Mozilla’s Firefox appears to be headed for trouble and may face a slow demise as users desert the browser for Google’s Chrome. According to California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, Firefox...
View Article500 Million IoT Devices Appear Hackable
IP security cameras were also found to be among the most at risk as 10 vulnerabilities were published in Axis cameras and Foscam cameras.
View ArticleHas The Latest Firefox Issue Created Additional Security Issues
This could cause a security issue, because that unknown DNS server might have been compromised. In the worst case it could lead you to a phishing site pretending to be the website of your bank: as...
View ArticleAfter Getting Caught Google Makes Changes To Location Sharing Verbiage
AP points out that Google is still bound by the terms of an agreement it signed with the FCC after Google Buzz, its erstwhile failed social network (as opposed to Google+, its current failed social...
View ArticleFirefox To Automatically Block Ad Trackers
Mozilla has confirmed that Firefox browser will soon start to automatically block some ad tracking technologies that the company claimed impact page load performance and shadow users wherever they go....
View ArticleNew Version Of Brave Browsers To Get Chrome Extensions
If you like Brave but also are attached to your various extensions to fine-tune your web surfing, good news: a new version of the ad-blocking browser arrives this week that will make it as customizable...
View ArticleFirefox Finally Ends Support For Outdate Microsoft Operating Systems
Mozilla has discontinued Firefox’s support for Windows XP and Windows Vista, ending browser security updates for the outdated operating systems. “It required effort, and it required devoting resources...
View ArticleCan IoT Impact Manufacturing
Das added that adaptability to evolving technologies, ability to address greater bandwidths, and providing software-defined instrumentation are the most important requirements for T&M in the...
View ArticleGoogle Says It Will Address Privacy Concerns In Chrome Browser
Google, on the defensive from complaints raised about how Chrome tracks its users, has committed to change its web browser. Two concerns in recent days involve how Google stores data about browsing...
View ArticleBrave Browser Is Revamped, Adds Tor Privacy Tabs
Brave, the ad-blocking browser is undergoing a major overhaul, once again has an option for private tabs augmented by the Tor Project’s technology for keeping websites from tracking you online. Brave...
View ArticleCalifornia Signs Into Law Net Neutrality Rules
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law the strictest set of net neutrality protections ever seen in the US — and the Trump administration immediately vowed to challenge the state’s authority...
View ArticleA DoS Bug In FireFox Causing Browser To Crash On Mac
ZDNet, which carried out its own tests, found that the DoS bug worked against the latest Firefox stable release and also Firefox Developer and Nightly editions. Mozilla's iOS and Android apps, which...
View ArticleMozilla is Experimenting With $10/Month VPN Service Offering
Mozilla is attempting to gauge whether or not you’re willing to pay $10 a month to get better privacy — and to give the Firefox maker a little financial independence from Google. Mozilla makes money...
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