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Security
Thousands of Firefox users accidentally commit login cookies on GitHub
GitHub: 'Credentials exposed by our users are not in scope'
18 Nov 2021 20:04 | 27
Applications
Microsoft engineer fixes enterprise-level Chromium bug students could exploit to cheat in online tests
Ability to block 'view source' for specific URLs hasn't actually worked for years
12 Nov 2021 22:40 | 58
Security
FYI: Code compiled to WebAssembly may lack standard security defenses
Mechanisms taken for granted on x86 vanish in WASM land, says trio
04 Nov 2021 12:14 | 20
Software
As Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
From January 2023, add-ons built with Manifest V2 API will fail
27 Sep 2021 20:51 | 57
Analysis
Google experiments with user-choice-defying Android search box
Apple-flavored approach running as test 'for a small percentage of users'
22 Sep 2021 10:43 | 41
Security
Microsoft warns of widespread open redirection phishing attack – which Defender can block, coincidentally
Some tactics never change much
27 Aug 2021 21:59 | 9
Personal Tech
WEB@30: The Register pokes around historical hardware of the WWW
ASCII selfies and hands-on action in the heart of Cambridge
23 Aug 2021 13:30 | 17
Applications
Google Groups kills RSS support without notice
Chocolate Factory mum as remaining feed fans search for alternatives
16 Aug 2021 23:28 | 35
Column
The web was done right the first time. An ancient 3D banana shows Microsoft does a lot right, too
It's wonderful that code written for Windows 3.1 still works well today
11 Aug 2021 08:01 | 135
Software
Mozilla slams post-cookie ad tech proposals SWAN and UID2 - needs much more work
Replacements for cookie-based tracking still pose privacy problems
05 Aug 2021 20:19 | 15
Applications
Google hits undo on Chrome browser alert change that broke websites, web apps
'This is peak Chrome; a reasonably good idea hampered because it was pushed out thoughtlessly'
05 Aug 2021 07:20 | 43
Software
Ad tech ruined the web – and PDF files are here to save it, allegedly
One publisher's attempt to roll the internet back to a more innocent time
20 Jul 2021 07:25 | 94
Software
Sir Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web NFT fetches $5.4m at auction while rest of us gaze upon source code for $0
Proceeds to go towards charitable causes, Father of the Web confirms
01 Jul 2021 11:30 | 30
Personal Tech
Google: About that whole getting rid of third-party cookies thing – we're gonna need another year or so
Plan to reinvent advertising turns out to be more difficult than expected
25 Jun 2021 00:46 | 20
Personal Tech
From I'm feeling lucky to I'm feeling Brave: Browser maker erects web search engine beta
Even just to remind the world there's life beyond Google and DuckDuckGo
22 Jun 2021 20:35 | 7
Applications
Spyware, trade-secret theft, and $30m in damages: How two online support partners spectacularly fell out
Chat-bot maker LivePerson wins lawsuit against call-center outfit [24]7.ai
18 Jun 2021 22:54 | 16
Applications
Bad Apple Safari update breaks IndexedDB JavaScript API, upsets web apps
Developers fed up with iGiant neglecting non-native software
16 Jun 2021 07:29 | 8
Updated
Funny how Sir Tim Berners-Lee, famous for hyperlinks, is into NFTs, glorified hyperlinks
Source code auction 'similar to selling an autograph copy of a book'
16 Jun 2021 06:27 | 30
Security
ALPACA gnaws through TLS protection to snarf cookies and steal data
Boffins find flaw in web security that enables certificate confusion
10 Jun 2021 00:07 | 11
Updated
Global Fastly outage takes down many on the wibbly web – but El Reg remains standing
'Potential impact to performance' drops some of the world's biggest websites offline
08 Jun 2021 10:46 | 103
Applications
Firefox to adopt Chrome's new approach to extensions – sans the part that threatens ad blockers
Mozilla says Google's content-filter API doesn't meet developer needs, others agree
28 May 2021 00:47 | 28
Applications
What happens when a security hole is fixed in WebKit's source but not released as a patch by Apple? Let's find out
Three weeks and counting for Cupertino to update Safari's engine
27 May 2021 21:42 | 11
Networks
Cloudflare stops offering to block LGBTQ webpages
Like, you wouldn't filter out pages by Black people, right?
21 May 2021 06:36 | 89
Applications
Google to revive RSS support in Chrome for Android
Who's Reader? I don't know any Reader. Do you know any Reader?
20 May 2021 22:06 | 21
Security
Tor users, beware: 'Scheme flooding' technique may be used to deanonymize you
By probing for installed apps with custom URL schemes, it's possible to build a 32-bit unique fingerprint
14 May 2021 13:32 | 35
Applications
Googler demolishes one of Apple's monopoly defenses – that web apps are just as good as native iOS software
Safari savaged for falling behind in web APIs
04 May 2021 00:02 | 59
Analysis
Google's FLoC flies into headwinds as internet ad industry braces for instability
Reinventing web advertising tech at a time of heightened privacy concern proves difficult
17 Apr 2021 08:07 | 69
Security
Is it still possible to run malware in a browser using JavaScript and Rowhammer? Yes, yes it is (slowly)
Firefox 'fully compromised' in 15 minutes via SMASH attack
15 Apr 2021 00:18 | 10
Security
Google Sites blight: Over 100,000 web pages for business form searches overrun with backdoor RATs
eSentire warns of remote-access trojans masquerading as PDFs
14 Apr 2021 01:22 | 8
Software
Wormhole encrypted file transfer app reboots Firefox Send after Mozilla fled
App's developers believe they can manage potential abuse
09 Apr 2021 23:04 | 26
Security
Browser tracking protections won't stop tracking, warns DuckDuckGo
Privacy don't like it, block the tracker, block the tracker
30 Mar 2021 20:53 | 65
Security
Intel accused of wiretapping because it uses analytics to track keystrokes, mouse movements on its website
Session monitoring scripts prompt dozens of privacy lawsuits against Big Biz, mainly in California and Florida
30 Mar 2021 00:46 | 36
Security
Chrome 90 goes HTTPS by default while Firefox injects substitute scripts to foil tracking tech
Privacy. Are we there yet? No, but there's some progress at least
24 Mar 2021 08:19 | 54
Updated
Google's 'privacy-first' ad tech FLoC squawks when Chrome goes Incognito, says expert. Web giant disagrees
Chocolate Factory still stomping bugs out of its bird-themed post-third-party-cookie features
15 Mar 2021 22:46 | 10
Software
Huge if true: If you show people articles saying that Firefox is faster than Chrome, they'll believe it
Mozillians formulate 'prime' directive for browser's comeback following psychological study
11 Mar 2021 21:32 | 88
Devops
Sign of the primes: Linux Foundation serves up free code-signing service
Cryptographic software assurance backed by Google, Red Hat, Purdue U
09 Mar 2021 17:00 | 10
Security
Google engineer urges web devs to step up and secure their code in this data-spilling Spectre-haunted world
'This is going to be a lot of work ... a reasonable set of mitigation primitives exists today, ready and waiting for use'
08 Mar 2021 23:22 | 23
Applications
Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling – and may even offer a paid-for, no-ad version
Pitches pro-privacy platform with customizable results filter dubbed Goggles
03 Mar 2021 14:00 | 30
Security
Mozilla Firefox keeps cookies kosher with quarantine scheme, 86s third-party cookies in new browser build
Hey man, are your cookies trackin' me? Take 'em out. You gotta keep 'em separated
24 Feb 2021 07:02 | 23
Security
Spanish banished: Google Chrome to snub Camerfirma for lax cert management
Mozilla meanwhile wants to continue compliance discussions with security certificate vendor
02 Feb 2021 08:02 | 4
Software
If my calculations are correct, when Google Chrome hits version 88, you're gonna see some serious... security
Manifest v3 plus JavaScript timer throttling, vuln fixes, FTP killed off, etc
19 Jan 2021 22:01 | 10
Personal Tech
Brave bets on the decentralized web with IPFS browser support for a more peer-to-peer approach
Peer-to-peer protocol promises availability and resilience, but awaits proof of speed and resource thrift
19 Jan 2021 17:00 | 16
Personal Tech
Facebook tells Portuguese court that a biz called Oink And Stuff makes profile-harvesting browser extensions
Not a machine-generated headline, we swear
17 Jan 2021 08:42 | 31
Updated
Parler games: Social network for internet rejects sues Amazon Web Services for pulling plug on hosting
And no, Parler wasn't hacked either. Its public posts were simply scraped
11 Jan 2021 22:03 | 141
Software
Google AMP gets a shock to its system as advisor quits, lawsuit claims foul play
No one's AMPing up the love
19 Dec 2020 00:17 | 42
Security
Google Chrome's crackdown on ad blockers and browser extensions, Manifest v3, is now available in beta
Web advertising giant says it has been working with filter makers, others to 'evolve the platform'
10 Dec 2020 08:27 | 50
Software
Happy silver jubilee to JavaScript, king of the web at 25 and still hanging on to its crown, for now
Two and a half decades on, JavaScript is everywhere
05 Dec 2020 17:56 | 64
Software
Google tells Chrome extension devs to declare their code's usage of personal data
Ad biz is serious about making others disclose information collection
19 Nov 2020 11:04 | 10
AI + ML
Boffins devise early-warning system for fake news: AI fingers domains that look sus
Detecting deceptive websites as soon as they get registered may help reduce the contagion of misinformation
12 Nov 2020 12:29 | 7
Updated
Let's Encrypt warns about a third of Android devices will from next year stumble over sites that use its certs
Expiration of cross-signed root certificates spells trouble for pre-7.1.1 kit... unless they're using Firefox
06 Nov 2020 23:58 | 38
Updated
Deloitte's 'Test your Hacker IQ' site fails itself after exposing database user name, password in config file
Security quiz site created by advisors includes inadvertent bonus round
05 Nov 2020 08:28 | 28
Personal Tech
Brave browser first to nix CNAME deception, the sneaky DNS trick used by marketers to duck privacy controls
Next release will block third-party trackers posing as first-party resources
28 Oct 2020 19:40 | 30
SaaS
Your web browser running remotely in Cloudflare's cloud. That's it. That's the story
Social distancing isn't just for surviving the pandemic – now this internet giant can add it to your browser
15 Oct 2020 21:44 | 20
Security
Global Privacy Control emerges as latest attempt to let netizens choose whether they want to be tracked online
It's Do Not Track II: The Wrath of Ashkan and Sebastian... Caaaaaaaan't you stop stalking us around the internet
10 Oct 2020 07:16 | 44
Security
It's 2020 so not only is your mouse config tool a Node.JS Electron app, it's also pwnable by an evil webpage
Malicious JavaScript can inject commands to execute
30 Sep 2020 07:50 | 27
Software
In a world where up is down, it's heartwarming to know Internet Explorer still tops list of web dev pain points
Incompatibilities and inconsistent standards support among browsers ensure an ongoing source of headaches
24 Sep 2020 06:03 | 22
Science
Open access journals are vanishing from the web, Internet Archive stands ready to fill in the gaps
Diamonds are forever, scholarly articles not so much, it seems
10 Sep 2020 07:04 | 36
Software
Google Chrome calculates your autoplay settings so you don't have to - others disagree
We'll just let muted videos autoplay on Chrome for Android because publishers can't be stopped
08 Sep 2020 21:16 | 32
Software
Microsoft: We're getting rid of Flash by the end of the year - except you can still use it
Disabled by default at the end of 2020, but it will linger on like a bad smell
04 Sep 2020 23:45 | 29
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