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U.S. appeals court voids Google ‘cookie’ privacy settlement that paid Safari, Explorer browser users nothing
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Google’s class-action settlement meant to resolve claims it invaded the privacy of millions of computer users…
Apple’s Safari on iPadOS is living up to the hype
In iPadOS, Apple is setting the Safari user agent to the desktop version (previously, Safari on iPad has used a mobile user agent), but that’s only the tip of the iceberg…
Secure Safari: How to stay safe using Apple’s browser
Apple’s Safari is the second most popular web browser in the world…
Alphabet Inc’s Google could face $4.3 billion claim in U.K. iPhone privacy case
iPhone users suing Google over data-collection claims may be seeking as much as 3.2 billion pounds ($4.29 billion)…
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion for selling their data without their consent
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion in compensation…
Sorry, but Silicon Valley isn’t special anymore
Steve Jobs once said, speaking about the irreverent culture he helped create…
How Google is secretly recording Android settlers, monitoring millions of conversations every day and storing the creepy audio files
Google has effectively turned millions of its users’ smartphones into listening devices
Google Chrome under attack: Have you used one of these hijacked extensions?
Attackers have been phishing developers to compromise Chrome extensions to spread…
Apple’s iPhone turns ten: No product in recent history has changed people’s lives more
The firm’s approach to data privacy will determine Apple’s success in the coming years…
That apple.com link you clicked on? Yeah, it’s actually Russian
Didn’t we fix this back in 2005? Apparently not…
Mossberg: What’s up with Firefox, the browser that time forgot?
Until about five years ago, techies and others who wanted a speedier, extensible…
Apple patching Safari flaw revealed at PWNFEST
Safari wasn’t the only browser to fall victim at the PWNFEST conference: Microsoft Edge…
Apple releases Safari Technology Preview 12
Apple today released another update for Safari Technology Preview…
Google to pay $5.5 million for sneaking around Apple’s privacy settings to collect user data
Perhaps if Google had taken its own ‘don’t be evil’ motto to heart…
Internet Exploder: Beleaguered Microsoft continues to hemorrhage browser share at record rates
Another 33 million users deserted Microsoft’s browsers last month…
UK Supreme Court allows Google to appeal ruling granting Apple Safari users the right to sue over ad tracking
The UK’s Supreme Court has granted Google permission to appeal against…
Apple’s Safari took 55% of US mobile and tablet usage share in March
Apple’s Safari browser accounted for over half of US mobile and tablet internet usage…
Free: ‘The world’s most secure and private browser’ for Mac or Windows
Your local internal address is blocked, which stops malicious website pages…
Mozilla releases massive Firefox update
Mozilla released the first major interface refresh for Firefox on Tuesday…
Which Web browser is best for privacy?
Different browsers handle user data in different ways…
What’s the best Mac Web browser?
Most Mac users are familiar with Apple’s distinctive Safari web browser…
Google to pay $17 million to settle U.S. states’ Safari user tracking probe
Google Inc will pay $17 million to settle allegations by 37 states…
Judge dismisses case against Google over Safari user tracking
It just got even tougher to stop a company from tracking your movements online…
What’s the best Mac internet browser?
Web browsing in Mac OS X couldn’t be easier…
Camino browser is kaput
After a decade-long run, Camino is no longer being developed…
What is the best Mac browser?
Many Mac users are familiar with Safari…
Web browsers are reinvented; Apple’s Safari dominates mobile phones and tablets
Apple’s Safari browser leads on mobile phones and tablets
Does WebKit face a troubled future now that Google has gone on the Blink?
Now that Google is going its own way and developing its rendering engine…
Google forks WebKit with new open source rendering engine ‘Blink’
WebKit is a lightweight yet powerful rendering engine that emerged out of KHTML in 2001…
EU fines Microsoft $733 million for breaking browser choice pact
The European Union has fined Microsoft €561 million ($733 million) for breaking a pledge…
Happy 10th birthday Safari! Thanks for changing everything
Ten years ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs surprised the Internet world by unveiling Safari…
Usage of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer only high because it’s forced upon workers
What browser are you using?
Obama’s privacy plan puts pinch on Google
Jonathan Mayer of Stanford University found that Google intentionally circumvented Safari’s privacy feature…
Obama administration outlines online privacy guidelines
The Obama administration on Wednesday outlined a set of online privacy principles…
Google responds to Microsoft over privacy issues, calls IE’s cookie policy ‘widely non-operational’
Microsoft has accused Google of manipulating Internet Explorer’s default privacy restrictions…
WSJ: Google tracked iPhone, iPad users, bypassing Apple’s Safari browser privacy settings; Microsoft denounces
Safari normally blocks cookies used by ad networks and others to track people…
Safari 5 for OS X, Firefox 9 for Windows 7 crowned victors of browser benchmark battle
Tom’s Hardware has been running its meticulously detailed Browser Grand Prix…
Firefox 9 released: Adds back and forward swipe gestures for Mac OS X Lion
Firefox 9 has just been released for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux…
Google’s Chrome is the most secured browser, new study: Firefox finishes last in 3 browser security race
Google Chrome offers more protection against online attacks…
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