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Mon
19
Aug
John Lister's picture

Apple 'Distraction Control' Tool May Block Ads

iPhones and iPads could soon let users permanently hide parts of web pages including pop-up windows. The move has proven controversial with suggestions it could also be used as an ad-blocker. The new feature is called Distraction Control and is in ... the development beta stages (i.e. test version) of the Safari web browser in the upcoming iOS 18 update. It also appears to be on the way in Safari for Mac computers. The feature lets users tap a page menu button marked "Hide Distracting Items". That will bring up a list of elements on a web page such as pop-up windows, autoplay videos and banners ... (view more)

Wed
31
Jul
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Apple Promotes Safari as Best Choice for Privacy

Apple has launched a privacy-focused ad campaign for the iPhone. It's billed as a promotion of its Safari browser but is clearly an attack on Google's Chrome. The ad is loosely based on The Birds but with the creatures replaced by flying ... surveillance cameras that follow and attack phone users with an onscreen graphic reading "Your browsing is being watched." It then ends with users opening the Safari browser, at which point the flying cameras explode, with a new graphic reading "Safari. A browser that's actually private." Incognito Mode Dubiously Named Apple has previously highlighted ... (view more)

Mon
27
Nov
John Lister's picture

Mac Users Targeted In Browser Scam

Mac users have been warned to watch out for bogus updates to the Safari and Chrome browsers. It's a scam to spread data-stealing malware. The AMOS malware, also called Atomic Stealer, is particularly nasty as it targets data stored or transmitted by ... web browsers. This includes login details, passwords, and credit card numbers. It also looks for cryptocurrency wallets, which give access to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that can be stolen and turned into cash. (Source: malwarebytes.com ) The malware has been around since the spring when the scammers targeted people searching for popular ... (view more)

Tue
22
May
John Lister's picture

Google Sued $4B for 'Secretly Tracking Users'

Google is being sued for a potential $4 billion over claims it intentionally bypassed security settings on iPhones. It's likely to succeed following similar cases in the past. The case has been filed in the UK by a group called 'Google You Owe Us'. ... They are seeking "representative action" status, which is similar to class action status in the United States. If that's granted, any settlement or damages in the case could apply to as many as 4.4 million people. (Source: theguardian.com ) Claims May Sound Familiar On the face of it, the case looks bad for Google as it covers the same issue ... (view more)

Fri
22
Nov
Dennis Faas's picture

Google Fined For Misleading Safari Users

Google has agreed to pay a $17 million penalty for cheating a privacy system in Apple's Safari browser. Google was fined because it effectively lied to customers about its privacy policy. The case involves cookies, small text files placed in a ... user's web browser so that websites can quickly get information about the user. In some cases this can be beneficial; for example, a movie listing site can make a note about a user's ZIP code so that they immediately receive localized listings when they visit the site. In some cases, though, advertisers will use cookies to track which sites a user ... (view more)

Fri
17
May
Dennis Faas's picture

Internet Explorer 10: Best Against Malware

A new study has found that Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 is the best browser when it comes to defending against malware threats. The study, which was carried out by NSS Labs, involved more than 700 different types of malware. NSS collected data ... over the course of 28 days by studying the impact malicious software had on the built-in protection measures found in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari. Internet Explorer 10 Blocks 99% of Malware Threats NSS says it found that Internet Explorer 10 blocked 99 per cent of the malicious threats tossed its way. (Source: pcworld.com ... (view more)

Wed
15
Aug
Dennis Faas's picture

Google Misleads Safari Users; Fined $22.5 Million

Google has agreed to pay a $22.5 million penalty for misleading users of the Safari browser about its privacy policies. It's the largest penalty ever imposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for this type of offense. The case involves cookies, ... the small text files which a website places on a user's computer to identify and help track them. In many cases, cookies help advertisers deliver particularly relevant advertisements (Amazon's "Recommended for You" feature is one example). Google Tricks Safari With Bogus Code Since many web users don't like being followed, Apple decided ... (view more)

Mon
17
Oct
Dennis Faas's picture

'Apple Safari for Windows 5.1.1', and 'Opera 12.00.1105 Alpha'

Apple Safari Browser for Windows 5.1.1 With Apple Safari web browser, innovative new features improve the way you view the web, while powerful tools help developers enhance and customize the browsing experience. You can browse web pages full screen, ... save articles to Reading List, and interact with the web as you never have before. http://www.apple.com Opera Browser 12.00.1105 Alpha The Opera web browser aims to give the best possible performance for all users. With the new hardware accelerated backend Opera will draw the whole user interface using the GPU (graphics processing unit), not just ... (view more)

Fri
11
Mar
Dennis Faas's picture

IE8, Safari, iPhone Easy Pickings for Hackers

For the third year in a row, Google's Chrome web browser has put in an impressive performance at the Pwn2Own hacking challenge. Indeed, after two days nobody had even attempted to breach the browser's security, despite an increased reward of $5,000. ... The contest involves hackers attempting to exploit security loopholes on the four major web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari) to win a $15,000 prize, along with the computer used for the challenge -- hence the contest name. Contestants are allowed to give judges a website address to visit, simulating the process of a web ... (view more)

Thu
29
Jul
Dennis Faas's picture

'MusicBee 1.2.3861', and 'Apple Safari for Windows 5.01'

MusicBee 1.2.3861 MusicBee is a program that manages extensive music collections. It organizes, finds and plays music files on your computer, on portable devices and on the web. http://getmusicbee.com Apple Safari for Windows 5.01 Safari is a ... graphical web browser developed by Apple and has now been recently ported over to Microsoft Windows. Its first release was on 2003 and has been Apple's default browser beginning with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther." Safari is also the native browser for the iPhone. http://www.apple.com This freeware software program is brought to you by MajorGeeks.com ... (view more)

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