Collaborate Disseminate
Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux, starting with the Dev channel. The first of these previews will go live in October. When Microsoft announced that it would switch its Edge browser to the Chromium engine, it vowed to bring it to every popular platform. At the time, Linux wasn’t part of that list, but […] Continue reading Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux in October
A well-written article on the APNIC blog has provoked a thoughtful response from the Chromium coders – and we can all learn from it! Continue reading “Chrome considered harmful” – the Law of Unintended Consequences
Google has announced the availability of Chrome 85, which adds several new tabs-related features to the popular web browser.
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The high-severity flaw, which was patched in the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser, could allow code execution. Continue reading Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome Browser Code Execution Bug
Grammarly announced a major expansion of its add-in for Google Docs that adds a new sidebar and goal-setting panel, plus support for Grammarly Premium features.
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Insider threats, the CIA’s bad security policies, and malicious Chrome extensions were the topics of discussion during this week’s news wrap podcast. Continue reading News Wrap: Malicious Chrome Extensions Removed, CIA ‘Woefully Lax’ Security Policies Bashed
A sweeping set of surveillance campaigns has hit Google Chrome users, leading to nearly 33 million downloads of malicious software in the last three months, researchers at California-based Awake Security said Thursday. The researchers believe the unidentified hackers used Chrome extensions and other malicious tools — along with domains issued by a single registrar — to spy on computer users in sectors such as oil and gas, finance and health care. The hackers “were very effective in reaching a large number of industries and subverting controls that were in place,” said Gary Golomb, Awake Security’s cofounder and chief scientist. U.S. government contractors were among those targeted, Golomb said. He declined to identify the victims. The discovery exposes another gap in web browser security despite pledges from Google and other vendors to proactively block malicious code from appearing in their official download stores. After being tipped off by Golomb’s team, Google removed […]
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Yesterday, Microsoft revealed that the new Edge uses up to 27 percent less RAM when running on Windows 10 version 2004.
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A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Google has been tracking users even when Chrome is set for private browsing.
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Microsoft is integrating the built-in Windows Spellcheck API into Microsoft Edge, and it’s also enabling the integration for all Chromium browsers in Windows.
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