New API Changes How Ad Blockers Work in Chrome
Google this week announced the introduction of a new API that effectively changes the manner in which ad blockers work in Chrome. The Internet...
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Critical Flaw Reported in Popular Evernote Extension for Chrome Users
Cybersecurity researchers discover a critical flaw in the popular Evernote Chrome extension that could have allowed hackers to hijack your browser and steal sensitive...
Google Chrome 75 released with secret Reader Mode
Google has released today version 75 of its Chrome browser, available for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, Mac, and Windows. The vast majority of the...
Chrome Extensions Policy Hits Deceptive Installation Tactics
Google this week announced a new policy that aims at eliminating the use of deceptive installation tactics among Chrome browser extensions. The new rules...
Google threatens to delist Chrome extensions installed by deceptive tactics
Image: Google Google is cracking down again on deceptive Chrome extension installation practices. The browser maker listed new rules yesterday that extension developers must...
Google takes a stance against permission-grabbing Chrome extensions
New Chrome extension checks if username/password combo has been compromised Google releases “Password Checkup” Chrome extension on Safer Internet Day. Google announced today new...
Microsoft Brings Hardware-Based Isolation to Chrome, Firefox
Microsoft this week made the Windows Defender Application Guard extensions generally available, which now provides hardware-based isolation to all Chrome and Firefox users on...
Mobile Chrome, Safari, and Firefox failed to show phishing warnings for more than a year
For more than a year, mobile browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari failed to show any phishing warnings to users, according to a...
Google changes how the Escape key is handled in Chrome to fight popup ads
Google engineers are planning to change how the Escape key works in the Chrome browser, and it’s all being done as part of a...
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Google Chrome to Introduce Improved Cookie Controls Against Online Tracking
At the company’s I/O 2019 developer conference, Google has announced its plan to introduce two new privacy and security-oriented features in the upcoming versions...