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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

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

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

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

11 Jan 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

06 Nov 2020

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

05 Nov 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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If my calculations are correct, when Google Chrome hits version 88, you're gonna see some serious... security

Brave bets on the decentralized web with IPFS browser support for a more peer-to-peer approach

Facebook tells Portuguese court that a biz called Oink And Stuff makes profile-harvesting browser extensions

Parler games: Social network for internet rejects sues Amazon Web Services for pulling plug on hosting

Google AMP gets a shock to its system as advisor quits, lawsuit claims foul play

Google Chrome's crackdown on ad blockers and browser extensions, Manifest v3, is now available in beta

Happy silver jubilee to JavaScript, king of the web at 25 and still hanging on to its crown, for now

Google tells Chrome extension devs to declare their code's usage of personal data

Boffins devise early-warning system for fake news: AI fingers domains that look sus

Let's Encrypt warns about a third of Android devices will from next year stumble over sites that use its certs

Deloitte's 'Test your Hacker IQ' site fails itself after exposing database user name, password in config file

Brave browser first to nix CNAME deception, the sneaky DNS trick used by marketers to duck privacy controls

Your web browser running remotely in Cloudflare's cloud. That's it. That's the story

Global Privacy Control emerges as latest attempt to let netizens choose whether they want to be tracked online

It's 2020 so not only is your mouse config tool a Node.JS Electron app, it's also pwnable by an evil webpage

In a world where up is down, it's heartwarming to know Internet Explorer still tops list of web dev pain points

Open access journals are vanishing from the web, Internet Archive stands ready to fill in the gaps

Google Chrome calculates your autoplay settings so you don't have to - others disagree

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Man arrested after UK school reports wiped hard drives on devices connected to network

Google AI ethics co-boss locked out of work account while probing controversial ousting of colleague

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