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Google says Chrome will support 'Do Not Track' privacy policy
In a reversal of its previous position, Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) has committed to adding "Do Not Track" support to the Chrome browser by the end of this year. Browsers that support this policy can be
Google took steps to circumvent privacy settings for IE, Safari
Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) used loopholes to sidestep privacy preferences in Apple's ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) Safari web browser, making it possible for the search giant to place tracking cookies for its
New zero-day vulnerability in 64-bit Windows 7 under investigation
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) is currently investigating a new security flaw confirmed by security vendor Secunia to exist on the 64-bit version of the Windows 7 Professional. According to a report on
Chrome approaches 10 percent of the browser market
Google's ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) Chrome browser has grown steadily in popularity and user adoption, and finally settled at a mere whisker from 10 percent (9.98 percent) of the market share in the month of
Some websites guilty of browser history sniffing
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say certain websites are guilty of sniffing and collating historical browsing information. Called "history sniffing" or "history hijacking," the
Extension support comes to Safari 5.0.1
Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) released Safari 5.0.1 on July 28 as an incremental update with a very important new feature: Official support for browser extensions. Small widgets that allow the user to
Firefox hogs CPU less now, but issue not gone
Brooke Crothers from CNET caught my attention when he wrote about how the popular Firefox web browser has a "longstanding" issue with overtaxing the CPU. This causes small laptops to heat up, he
Keys to the Boston Celtics' information security
For the Boston Celtics' IT chief, one of the biggest information security challenges resembles that of many businesses: How to deal with the vulnerability of personal data, customers' credit card
Bank considers IE6 more secure than Chrome, Opera
U.S. bank Chase ( NYSE: JPM ) has decided to drop support for Chrome and Opera Web browsers after July 1, though the bank will continue supporting Internet Explorer (6.0 and higher), Firefox (2.0 and
Safari 5: Faster, better HTML 5 support
Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) released Safari 5 on Monday, saying that its optimized Nitro JavaScript engine is "up to 30 percent faster than Safari 4." And performance is indeed better, according to
