Web Browsers
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Firefox to block ad tracking by default in privacy revamp
News Mozilla’s three-pronged approach aims to improve page loading times and bolster user privacy
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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The worst Google scams and how to avoid them
In-depth Google provides a vast amount of knowledge at your fingertips, but scammers lie in wait if you search for the wrong thing
By Daniel Booth Published
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How to stop your browser freezing
In-depth How to diagnose and fix hangs and crashes in Chrome, Firefox and Edge
By Wayne Williams Published
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You will only see what Google wants you to see
Opinion Chrome’s ad-blocking is an act of enormous self-interest on Google’s behalf
By Barry Collins Published
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Why it's time you made the switch back to Firefox
In-depth Is your browser getting you down? Nik Rawlinson suggests it may be time to revisit an old friend
By Nik Rawlinson Published
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Is your browser secretly mining cryptocurrencies?
In-depth Your PC or smartphone could be being dragged down by secret Bitcoin mining software in apps and websites
By Stewart Mitchell Published
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Google chelps businesses improve mobile site performance
News Mobile websites are increasingly revenue drivers, argues Google
By Rabbil Sikdar Published
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Google Chrome introduces automatic ad-blocker
News Sites will have 30 days to remove annoying ads
By Rabbil Sikdar Published
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Firefox angers users with alarming Mr Robot plugin
News The opt-out extension led many users to believe they had been hacked
By Dale Walker Published
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Mozilla doubles the speed of Firefox with Quantum
News The browser is faster and makes use of your system resources better
By Clare Hopping Published
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Mozilla drops support of Firefox on Windows XP and Vista
News The company’s extended support release to end next year
By Hannah Simms Published
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Chrome will start labelling insecure FTP sites
News Ongoing effort to secure all web traffic by Google
By Rene Millman Published
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