Chrome’s “Enhanced Ad Privacy”: What you need to know

Categories: Personal

Tags: google

Tags: chrome

Tags: website

Tags: API

Tags: Topics

Tags: tracking

Tags: ads

Tags: adverts

Tags: cookies

We take a look at a Chrome popup related to Topics API, which you may be seeing in the near future.

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Google’s “browse privately” is nothing more than a word play, lawyers say

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Google

Tags: Chrome

Tags: Incognito

Tags: private mode

Tags: fingerprinting

Tags: cookies

Tags: tracking

Private browsing is not what users expect it to be

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Why blocking ads is good for your digital health

Categories: Personal

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: block

Tags: blocking

Tags: advertising

Tags: blocker

Tags: ad block

Tags: tracking

Tags: cookies

Tags: analytics

Tags: affiliate

Tags: adware

Tags: IoT

We take a look at why blocking adverts and tracking is one of the best things you can do to keep your devices healthy.

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A week in security (July 25 – July 31)

Categories: A week in security

Tags: backdoor

Tags: blog recap

Tags: bytedance

Tags: cookies

Tags: data breach

Tags: Google

Tags: linux

Tags: microsoft

Tags: ransomware

Tags: SQL injection

Tags: T-Mobile

Tags: tiktok

Tags: Uber

Tags: week in security

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Google delays Chrome third party cookie sunsetting…again

Categories: Privacy

Tags: ads

Tags: advertising

Tags: adverts

Tags: cookies

Tags: Google

Tags: third party

Tags: tracking

We take a look at the second delay to Google’s intended sunsetting of third party cookies in Chrome, along with the reason why.

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A week in security (July 25 – July 31)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:51:04 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Google delays Chrome third party cookie sunsetting…again

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:49:14 +0000

We take a look at the second delay to Google’s intended sunsetting of third party cookies in Chrome, along with the reason why.

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Firefox stops advertisers tracking you as you browse, calls itself the most “private and secure major browser”

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:21:00 +0000

Mozilla has launched its Total Cookie Protection addition to Firefox for users worldwide. What does it do?

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