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Chrome 83 adds DNS-over-HTTPS support and privacy tweaks

Posted on May 21, 2020 by John E Dunn

This week sees the early arrival of Chrome 83 with a longer list of new security features than originally planned. Continue reading Chrome 83 adds DNS-over-HTTPS support and privacy tweaks→

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Elizabeth Montalbano

The company acknowledged it’s using ‘safe browsing’ technology from Tencent, which has ties to the Chinese government. Continue reading Apple Shares Some Browsing History with Chinese Company→

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Swati Khandelwal

Do you know Apple is sending iOS web browsing related data of some of its users to Chinese Internet company Tencent?

I am sure many of you are not aware of this, neither was I, and believe me, none of us could expect this from a tech company that prom… Continue reading Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent→

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Danny Bradbury

Researchers revealed a massive hole in Google Safe Browsing’s mobile browser protection that existed for over a year. Continue reading Google-protected mobile browsers were open to phishing for over a year→

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Maria Varmazis

Kiddle and Kidrex are meant to deliver age-appropriate search results, filtering out internet nastiness. But how do they really stack up? Continue reading Child-friendly search engines: How safe is Kiddle?→

Posted on November 8, 2018 by John E Dunn

Having taken what it thought was a decisive swipe at the problem of “abusive” advertising a year ago, Google now says next month’s Chrome 71 will unleash an even tougher crackdown. Continue reading Google warning: Fix your dodgy ads within 30 days or get banned→

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Maria Varmazis

Google’s security team recently announced that Chrome is expanding its “Safe Browsing” capabilities to help protect MacOS users from Mac-specific threats and malware. Continue reading Safer browsing coming soon to MacOS Chrome users→

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Tom Spring

Google beefs up privacy protections on apps distributed via third-party Android marketplaces and Google Play that that collect personal data without user consent. Continue reading Google Cracks Down On Nosy Android Apps→

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Tom Spring

Phishing sites are deploying freely available TLS certificates in order to dupe victims into thinking they’re visiting a safe site. Continue reading Rash Of Phishing Attacks Use HTTPS To Con Victims→

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Michael Mimoso

Google is rolling out new Gmail security features that warn users if the system could not authenticate the sender of a message. Continue reading New Gmail Alerts Warn of Unauthenticated Senders→