It was reported this week that Google had quietly made changes to Chrome that would log the user’s Google identity on Google-owned sites. Chrome’s Sync system, which previously worked independently from the logged-in state of Google accounts, now automatically logs the user in and synchronizes...
According to a new study commission by trade group Digital Content Next, Google still collects personal data from users even if they use Chrome’s Incognito Mode. The researcher from Vanderbilt University who conducted the study says that Google has the ability to retroactively link a person's...
Google and Mozilla both removed the Stylish browser from their add-on stores after receiving a report that it was logging users' browser histories and sending the data to remote servers. The ban was said to have been prompted by a report by software developer Robert Heaton...
A number of users and some security experts recently expressed their concern upon learning that the upgraded version of Chrome is able to scan files on Windows computers. Last week, Kelly Shortridge from SecurityScorecard tweeted that she found Chrome to be scanning the Documents folder...
A new study conducted by researchers from Exabeam found that browsers such as Chrome and Firefox can collect a significant amount of visitor information which can be taken advantage of by cybercriminals. The researchers tested both browsers by visiting websites on the Alexa Top 1000 list....
It was reported that Chrome’s much anticipated fix for forced-redirect ads has been delayed until Chrome 66 which will be released in April. The feature, which was supposed to be shipped with Chrome 64, was supposed to prevent surprising and invasive browser redirects. Jerome Dangu,...
Last Tuesday, DuckDuckGo announced that it has included a tracker blocker and a number of other privacy features in its revamped line of mobile apps and browser extensions for Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. CEO Gabe Weinberg says that the company’s goal ever since...
Tech website Lifehacker recently wrote that Samsung’s new smartphone browser may offer one significant feature that will give it a privacy-focused advantage over Chrome. The Samsung Internet App, which will be made available to all Android phones running Version 5 and up, will have an ad...