W3C overrules objections by Google, Mozilla to decentralized identifier spec
Oh no, he DIDn't
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The Return of Gopher: Pre-web hypertext service is still around
<movietrailer voice>The world was not ready for this gift. It is still not ready for this gift. Coming soon to a Gopherspace near you
Networks23 May 2022 | 51
Microsoft says the internet is the nicest it's been since 2016. Obviously they didn't look at The Reg comments
Women, on the other hand, haven't seen much difference
Offbeat08 Feb 2022 | 60
Lawmakers propose TLDR Act because no one reads Terms of Service agreements
The bill calls for concise, machine readable summaries of how websites and apps use client data
Legal14 Jan 2022 | 36
Thousands of Firefox users accidentally commit login cookies on GitHub
GitHub: 'Credentials exposed by our users are not in scope'
Security18 Nov 2021 | 27
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
Applications12 Nov 2021 | 61
FYI: Code compiled to WebAssembly may lack standard security defenses
Mechanisms taken for granted on x86 vanish in WASM land, says trio
Security04 Nov 2021 | 20
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
Software27 Sep 2021 | 57
Google experiments with user-choice-defying Android search box
Analysis Apple-flavored approach running as test 'for a small percentage of users'
Applications22 Sep 2021 | 41
Microsoft warns of widespread open redirection phishing attack – which Defender can block, coincidentally
Some tactics never change much
Security27 Aug 2021 | 9
WEB@30: The Register pokes around historical hardware of the WWW
ASCII selfies and hands-on action in the heart of Cambridge
Personal Tech23 Aug 2021 | 17
Google Groups kills RSS support without notice
Chocolate Factory mum as remaining feed fans search for alternatives
Applications16 Aug 2021 | 35
The web was done right the first time. An ancient 3D banana shows Microsoft does a lot right, too
Column It's wonderful that code written for Windows 3.1 still works well today
Columnists11 Aug 2021 | 135
Mozilla slams post-cookie ad tech proposals SWAN and UID2 - needs much more work
Replacements for cookie-based tracking still pose privacy problems
Software05 Aug 2021 | 15
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'
Applications05 Aug 2021 | 43
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
Software20 Jul 2021 | 94
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
Software01 Jul 2021 | 30
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
Personal Tech25 Jun 2021 | 20
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
Personal Tech22 Jun 2021 | 7
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
Applications18 Jun 2021 | 16
Bad Apple Safari update breaks IndexedDB JavaScript API, upsets web apps
Developers fed up with iGiant neglecting non-native software
Applications16 Jun 2021 | 8
Funny how Sir Tim Berners-Lee, famous for hyperlinks, is into NFTs, glorified hyperlinks
Updated Source code auction 'similar to selling an autograph copy of a book'
Software16 Jun 2021 | 30
ALPACA gnaws through TLS protection to snarf cookies and steal data
Boffins find flaw in web security that enables certificate confusion
Security10 Jun 2021 | 11
Global Fastly outage takes down many on the wibbly web – but El Reg remains standing
Updated 'Potential impact to performance' drops some of the world's biggest websites offline
Off-Prem08 Jun 2021 | 103
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
Applications28 May 2021 | 28
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
Applications27 May 2021 | 11
Cloudflare stops offering to block LGBTQ webpages
Like, you wouldn't filter out pages by Black people, right?
Networks21 May 2021 | 89
Google to revive RSS support in Chrome for Android
Who's Reader? I don't know any Reader. Do you know any Reader?
Applications20 May 2021 | 21
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
Security14 May 2021 | 35
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
Applications04 May 2021 | 59
Google's FLoC flies into headwinds as internet ad industry braces for instability
Analysis Reinventing web advertising tech at a time of heightened privacy concern proves difficult
Personal Tech17 Apr 2021 | 69
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
Security15 Apr 2021 | 10
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
Security14 Apr 2021 | 8
Wormhole encrypted file transfer app reboots Firefox Send after Mozilla fled
App's developers believe they can manage potential abuse
Software09 Apr 2021 | 26
Browser tracking protections won't stop tracking, warns DuckDuckGo
Privacy don't like it, block the tracker, block the tracker
Security30 Mar 2021 | 65
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
Security30 Mar 2021 | 36
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
Security24 Mar 2021 | 54
Google's 'privacy-first' ad tech FLoC squawks when Chrome goes Incognito, says expert. Web giant disagrees
Updated Chocolate Factory still stomping bugs out of its bird-themed post-third-party-cookie features
Security15 Mar 2021 | 10
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
Software11 Mar 2021 | 88
Sign of the primes: Linux Foundation serves up free code-signing service
Cryptographic software assurance backed by Google, Red Hat, Purdue U
Devops09 Mar 2021 | 10
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'
Security08 Mar 2021 | 23
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
Applications03 Mar 2021 | 30
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
Security24 Feb 2021 | 23
Spanish banished: Google Chrome to snub Camerfirma for lax cert management
Mozilla meanwhile wants to continue compliance discussions with security certificate vendor
Security02 Feb 2021 | 4
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
Software19 Jan 2021 | 10
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
Personal Tech19 Jan 2021 | 16
Facebook tells Portuguese court that a biz called Oink And Stuff makes profile-harvesting browser extensions
Not a machine-generated headline, we swear
Personal Tech17 Jan 2021 | 31
Parler games: Social network for internet rejects sues Amazon Web Services for pulling plug on hosting
Updated And no, Parler wasn't hacked either. Its public posts were simply scraped
SaaS11 Jan 2021 | 141
Google AMP gets a shock to its system as advisor quits, lawsuit claims foul play
No one's AMPing up the love
Software19 Dec 2020 | 42
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'
Security10 Dec 2020 | 50
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
Software05 Dec 2020 | 64
Google tells Chrome extension devs to declare their code's usage of personal data
Ad biz is serious about making others disclose information collection
Software19 Nov 2020 | 10
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
AI + ML12 Nov 2020 | 7
Let's Encrypt warns about a third of Android devices will from next year stumble over sites that use its certs
Updated Expiration of cross-signed root certificates spells trouble for pre-7.1.1 kit... unless they're using Firefox
Security06 Nov 2020 | 38
Deloitte's 'Test your Hacker IQ' site fails itself after exposing database user name, password in config file
Updated Security quiz site created by advisors includes inadvertent bonus round
Security05 Nov 2020 | 28
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
Personal Tech28 Oct 2020 | 30
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
SaaS15 Oct 2020 | 20
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
Security10 Oct 2020 | 44
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
Security30 Sep 2020 | 27
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
Software24 Sep 2020 | 22
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