Google insists the ad tech business ain't broke, urges Washington not to fix it
As its other monopoly trial - the one brought by the DoJ and eight states - begins in Virginia
Legal10 Sep 2024 | 8
Web Browser
Apple accused of hoodwinking UK antitrust cops
Mac maker denial of Safari self-preferencing called out by OWA
Applications05 Sep 2024 | 9
Firefox 130 lands with a yawn, but 131 beta teases a long-awaited feature
The upcoming version might bring tab previews, cookie banner block, and vertical tabs
Software04 Sep 2024 | 36
Zen Browser is a no-Google zone that offers tiling nirvana
A Firefox fork aimed at power surfers
Software02 Sep 2024 | 78
Under pressure from Europe, Apple makes iOS browser options bit more reasonable
Analysis Cupertino quits screwing around with defaults – for those in the EU
Applications24 Aug 2024 | 19
Apple-flavored Opera One brings its browser AI show to iOS
iPhone version of mobile browser sees surge of interest in wake of EU competition rules
Software14 Aug 2024 |
Secure Web Gateways are anything but as infosec hounds spot dozens of bypasses
DEF CON 'Vendors cannot fix' this architectural failure, SquareX founder tells us
Black Hat and DEF CON09 Aug 2024 | 20
Chrome Web Store warns end is nigh for uBlock Origin
Will you see the Lite?
Applications06 Aug 2024 | 96
Michigan probes Musk-backed PAC website that weirdly tried and failed to help register people to vote
Updated It claimed to have one job and couldn't do it
Public Sector05 Aug 2024 | 44
Firefox's Mozilla follows Google in losing trust in Entrust's TLS certificates
Compliance failures and unsatisfactory responses mount from the long-time certificate authority
CSO01 Aug 2024 | 15
Apple Maps escapes orchard into web browser wilds
Chrome and Edge on Windows can now join the fun
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 30
Google can totally explain why Chromium browsers quietly tell only its websites about your CPU, GPU usage
OK, now tell us why this isn't an EU DMA violation – asking for a friend in Brussels
Applications12 Jul 2024 | 46
Firefox 128 bumps system requirements for old boxes
Get comfortable, it'll be here for a while
Software11 Jul 2024 | 39
Google festoons Chrome Enterprise browser with more controls
Because if there's one thing it really needed more of...
Software26 Jun 2024 | 2
Privacy features lose their way in latest Firefox update
Mozilla backtracking on private window changes after uproar
Software21 Jun 2024 | 40
Mozilla defies Kremlin, restores banned Firefox add-ons in Russia
Browser maker decided not to follow Putin's orders. Well done
Applications14 Jun 2024 | 53
Google to push ahead with Chrome's ad-blocker extension overhaul in earnest
Starting Monday, users will gradually be warned the end is near
Applications31 May 2024 | 77
Google’s in-house docs about search ranking leak online, sparking SEO frenzy
Updated GitHub trove details API features that 'contradict' Big G’s public statements about how its engine works
Devops29 May 2024 | 39
Apple says if you want to ship your own iOS browser engine in EU, you need to be there
Exclusive Rival coders must have Euro-based staff to build and test non-WebKit surfing
Software17 May 2024 | 100
Opera sings sweetly with native version for Windows on Arm
Browser ditches x64 blues for a snappier tune
Software16 May 2024 | 6
Hey, Reddit. Quick question. All those clicks on my ads. Were they actually real?
Advertiser takes super-forum to court after demand for evidence rebuffed
Personal Tech11 May 2024 | 71
Lightweight Dillo browser springs back to life, still doesn't care about JavaScript
First new version in almost a decade now boasts TLS
Software07 May 2024 | 31
Prof asks court to protect his Unfollow Everything 2.0 extension from Facebook's ire
You've got to fight for your right to personalize
Personal Tech02 May 2024 | 47
Vivaldi composes Split View sonata for browser on iPadOS
Tweaks to sorting in Notes and Bookmarks, but WebKit still holds conductor's baton
Applications02 May 2024 | 2
Enterprise browser maker Island says it's now worth $3B
Big rise in valuation... for browser that won't let you Control-V any data copied inside it
Applications30 Apr 2024 | 24
Chrome Enterprise Premium promises extra security – for a fee
Cloud Next Paying for browsers is no longer a memory from the 1990s
Security10 Apr 2024 | 33
404 Day celebrates the internet's most infamous no-show
Nothing is forever, not even a web page
Offbeat05 Apr 2024 | 67
Opera browser dev branch rolls out support for running LLMs locally
150 variants from about 50 families to choose from
AI + ML03 Apr 2024 | 5
Google bakes new cookie strategy that will leave crooks with a bad taste
Device Bound Session Credentials said to render cookie theft useless
Security03 Apr 2024 | 27
Meet clickjacking's slicker cousin, 'gesture jacking,' aka 'cross window forgery'
Web devs advised to do their part to limit UI redress attacks
Security03 Apr 2024 | 9
Google will delete data collected from 'private' browsing
Declares victory in settlement of class action lawsuit, but individual claims remain possible
Personal Tech01 Apr 2024 | 30
Majority of Americans now use ad blockers
We're dreaming of a white list, because we're just like the ones you used to know
Security27 Mar 2024 | 114
In-app browsers are still a privacy, security, and choice problem
Regulators reminded that longstanding concerns haven't been addressed
Applications27 Mar 2024 | 26
Chrome for Windows-Arm laptops officially lands in time for Snapdragon X Elite kit
At last, no more crappy emulation or experimental builds
OSes26 Mar 2024 | 16
Microsoft faces bipartisan criticism for alleged censorship on Bing in China
Redmond says it does what it's told, but still thinks users are better off
Security21 Mar 2024 | 4
Firefox 124 brings more slick moves for Mac and Android
And you now get keyboard navigation in the built-in PDF reader
Personal Tech19 Mar 2024 | 24
Cop shop rapped for 'completely avoidable' web form blunder
Made public highly sensitive data on complaints about Metropolitan Police Service
Security15 Mar 2024 | 14
Oh look, cracking down on Big Tech works. Brave, Firefox, Vivaldi surge on iOS
Thanks to Europe forcing Apple to offer a browser choice screen. Now, about ditching WebKit ...
Applications14 Mar 2024 | 68
Now you can compare your Chromium browser with that other Chromium browser using Speedometer 3.0
When almost everyone has the same engine, are benchmarks so important?
Applications12 Mar 2024 | 10
Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7
If you really need obsolete OSes, here's a modern(ish) browser
OSes06 Mar 2024 | 49
EU-turn! Now Apple says it won't banish Home Screen web apps in Europe
So, er, how will WebKit-only applications work under latest Euro antitrust laws? Anyone? Tim?
Applications02 Mar 2024 | 38
Apple makes it official: No Home Screen web apps in European Union
iBiz expresses regret for the impact of its entirely avoidable decision
Applications16 Feb 2024 | 113
Roses are red, violets are blue, Opera GX gives Valentine's a gray, rainy hue
HeartBlocker extension aimed at the 'forever alone' crowd
Offbeat14 Feb 2024 | 1
Chrome engine devs experiment with automatic browser micropayments
I'd buy that for a $0.00000001
Applications13 Feb 2024 | 105
Mitchell Baker logs off for good as CEO of Firefox maker Mozilla
HTTP 301 Moved Permanently
Software09 Feb 2024 | 27
In its tantrum with Europe, Apple broke web apps in iOS 17 beta, still hasn't fixed them
PWAs demoted to OWB: Operating Within Browser
Software08 Feb 2024 | 60
Still no love for JPEG XL: Browser maker love-in snubs next-gen image format
Fans of the spec bemoan lack of transparency in Interop 2024 process
Applications03 Feb 2024 | 75
Web devs fear Apple's iOS shakeup for Europe will be a nightmare for support
Still, there's hope for actual browser competition on iPhones
Software31 Jan 2024 | 24
Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission
Updated What goes together better than Redmond and respecting people's preferences? Everything, really
OSes30 Jan 2024 | 56
Firefox 122 gets even more competitive with Chrome on translation
Plus a big change for Linux folks – native
.deb packages
Software25 Jan 2024 | 57
Wait, hold on, everyone – Mozilla thinks Apple, Google, Microsoft should play fair
Firefox maker about five years too late
Software25 Jan 2024 | 63
YouTube video lag wrongly blamed on its ad-blocking animus
Slowdowns apparently due to a bug afflicting browser extensions, not retaliation against filters
Personal Tech17 Jan 2024 | 92
Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode data slurp disclaimer in early browser build
After settling privacy lawsuit now admits you're observable even when trying for anonymity
Software17 Jan 2024 | 4
Mozilla decides Trusted Types is a worthy security feature
DOM-XSS attacks have become scarce on Google websites since TT debuted
Security21 Dec 2023 | 16
Google pencils in limited third-party cookie purge for January
One percent of Chrome users will experience the web as if using Firefox or Safari
Personal Tech14 Dec 2023 | 19
Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers
Search giant says delays not specific to any browser – just those evading advert breaks. YMMV
Personal Tech21 Nov 2023 | 113
What's really going on with Chrome's June crackdown on extensions – and why your ad blocker may or may not work
Special report Manifest V3 transition deemed 'far from terrible' and yet not great for content filters
Personal Tech18 Nov 2023 | 97
Bad eIDAS: Europe ready to intercept, spy on your encrypted HTTPS connections
EFF warns incoming rules may return web 'to the dark ages of 2011'
Security08 Nov 2023 | 121
Mozilla tells extension developers to get ready to finally go mobile
Firefox Android add-ons coming soon
Software03 Nov 2023 | 18
Microsoft seeks EU Digital Market Acts exemption for underdog apps like Edge
Exclusive Vivaldi boss calls for browser choice and warns that Redmond might be deflating usage figures
Applications26 Oct 2023 | 39
13-year Google privacy settlement pays litigants the equivalent of a Big Mac meal
Chocolate Factory agrees $23m guilt-free settlement
Legal25 Oct 2023 | 14
When is a privacy button not a privacy button? When Google runs it, claims lawsuit
'It looks like even Sundar Pichai is confused about how this control works'
Personal Tech24 Oct 2023 | 38
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