What I Use: Dashlane (Premium)

In January, I expressed my frustration with the sad state of the passwordless experiences in Bitwarden and 1Password, two of the top-rated standalone password managers. As I noted a few weeks back, security is a rabbit hole from which there is no begin… Continue reading What I Use: Dashlane (Premium)

Microsoft Edge Should No Longer Import Other Browsers’ Data Without User Consent

Microsoft has quietly updated its Edge browser yesterday to address an issue causing the browser to import data from other web browsers without users’ consent.
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iMessage, Microsoft Bing, and Edge Will Avoid EU’s DMA Regulation

Following five months of investigations, the EU Commission has determined that iMessage, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft’s Advertising services should not be regulated under its new Digital Markets Act.
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Web Browsers, Innovation, and the Future (Premium)

Decades ago, I made the argument that Microsoft popularizing the GUI was its own form of innovation, even though Apple had gotten there first, so to speak, with the Mac. In the same vein, one might argue that the private and secure default configuratio… Continue reading Web Browsers, Innovation, and the Future (Premium)

Mozilla Rebrands Personal Information Monitoring Service, Adds Paid Tier

Mozilla has renamed its free personal information monitoring service to Mozilla Monitor, and it’s launching a paid subscription tier called Monitor Plus.
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Tilt Shift: Mozilla Shines a Harsh Light on Enshittification in the Smartphone Era (Premium)

The power of defaults is still real, but since the dawn of the smartphone era, platform makers have engaged in ever-escalating enshittification tactics to maintain their dominance. They’ve become much more aggressive in limiting and ignoring user choic… Continue reading Tilt Shift: Mozilla Shines a Harsh Light on Enshittification in the Smartphone Era (Premium)