Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day as attackers exploit flaw
Just one day after releasing Firefox 72, Mozilla updated the browser with a fix to shut down active attacks, the company acknowledged. On Wednesday, Mozilla...
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Chrome to follow Firefox, stifle site notification appeals in version 80
Google yesterday said that in four weeks Chrome would follow Firefox’s lead and tamp down on intrusive requests by websites to dun users with notifications....
What’s in the latest Firefox update? Firefox 72 nixes fingerprinting, obnoxious notification appeals
Mozilla on Tuesday launched Firefox 72, which expanded picture-in-picture video mode to macOS and by default blocked “fingerprinting,” an advanced tracking method practiced by some...
Top web browsers 2020: Microsoft’s IE and Edge move up
Microsoft’s browsers last month surged to close the year with the highest user share since August 2018, giving its maker a morale boost just weeks...
Microsoft offers tools to block Chromium-Edge from silently downloading to Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft has revived a practice from the heydays of Internet Explorer (IE), releasing tools to block the new all-Chromium Edge from automatically reaching Windows 10...
What’s in the latest Chrome update? A baked-in hacked-password alarm
Google this week launched Chrome 79, touting the browser’s warnings when a site password may have been divulged and patching 51 vulnerabilities. The California company...
IDG Contributor Network: Just a few more updates for 2019 makes for a light December Patch Tuesday
December brings peace and joy – well, maybe – but at least Microsoft has provided us with a relatively easy Patch Tuesday update. There is...
What’s in the latest Firefox update? Firefox 71 plays picture-in-picture catch-up
Mozilla this week released Firefox 71, touting a picture-in-picture video mode and new ways to preview a VPN (virtual private networking) service that will be...
Top web browsers 2019: No end in sight for Firefox’s losses
If Firefox were a ship, it would be becalmed on a flat sea, loosened seams leaking faster than the hand-worked pumps can empty the bilge,...