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Vivaldi 3.0 features built-in tracker blocker powered by DuckDuckGo tech
News Vivaldi Android app comes out of beta too
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Google announces critical Chrome flaw, urging immediate updates
News Secret flaw pushes Google to roll out Chrome updates for Windows, Mac and Linux
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Mozilla re-hires veteran Mitchell Baker to serve as CEO
News The interim chair and CEO formally rejoins the organisation after Chris Beard stepped down in December 2019
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Google halts controversial Chrome update in wake of coronavirus outbreak
News Google rolls back SameSite cookie changes to avoid breaking the internet
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-days being actively exploited
News Critical vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger crashes
By Carly Page Published
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Microsoft's Edge now more popular than Firefox for the first time
News Major changes, and a pivot to businesses, sees the Chromium-powered web browser leapfrog its rival
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Microsoft halts Edge browser updates in light of coronavirus pandemic
News The Redmond company follows in the footsteps of Google with shelved updates
By Carly Page Published
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Microsoft Edge branded as ‘worrisome’ for user privacy
News Research claims the web browser sends telemetry data and URLs to back-end servers
By Roland Moore-Colyer Published
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Google Chrome makes computer-sharing safer with default-to-guest feature
News Protect multi-user computers by defaulting Google Chrome to guest mode
By Sarah Brennan Published
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Firefox activates DNS over HTTPS for US users by default
News The privacy push, which encrypts all web traffic, has angered ISPs and regulators
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Google purges 500 harmful Chrome extensions from its Web Store
News The extensions injected aggressive, infectious advertisements into millions of users’ browsers
By Thomas Dougherty Published
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Microsoft developer declares it's time to ditch IE for Edge
News IE developer wants users to let the Explorer "retire to the great bitbucket in the sky"
By Nicole Kobie Published
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