Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is working on a dedicated desktop browser that will be available on the Mac. The browser will" redefine user expectations of everyday online privacy." It will ditch individual privacy settings in favour of an approach that enables privacy protections by default across search, email, and general browsing, the company claims." It is not a' privacy browser'; it is an everyday browsing app that respects your privacy because there is never a bad time to stop c

The competition watchdog has accepted proposed changes made by Google to the way it uses customer data. The Competition and Markets Authority( CMA) said the search engine has now signed up to legally binding rules to avoid growing its market dominance even further in online advertising. Regulators will have an oversight position to ensure Google’s Privacy Sandbox plan avoids squeezing competition when removing third-party cookies on its Chrome browser. The commitments, which run for six years, i

Meta Platforms is asking a court in Norway to stop a fine the Nordic country's data regulator imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram for breaching users' privacy, according to a court filing.... Meta Platforms will be fined 1 million crowns($ 97, 700) per day from Aug.... 14 over privacy breaches, Norway's data protection authority told Reuters on Monday, in a decision that could have wider European implications....

Разработчики известного веб-обозревателя Tor, который используется для обхода блокировок, подготовили новую версию своего продукта — Tor Browser 11. 5.

REDMOND: Microsoft is retiring its Internet Explorer web browser after 27 years. Microsoft will be ending support for most versions of its Internet Explorer 11 browser on June 15 after announcing over a year ago that it would be removed from most versions of Windows 10 this year. Internet Explorer was first released in 1995 as part of the add-on package for the Windows 95 operating system. But with later versions, the browser was available as a free download or in service packs, and included in

BOSTON--Cars are getting an “ F ” in data privacy.... Most major manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information, a new study finds, with half also saying they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order.... “ Cars seem to have really flown under the privacy radar and I’m really hoping that we can help remedy that because they are truly awful, ” said Jen Caltrider, the study’s research lead....

Tech giant Microsoft is planning to add a new price tracker to its Edge browser, as well as a new feature that will let people easily change their passwords if they have been leaked online. The price-tracking feature will be available soon and is designed to track products you have recently viewed and alert you of price changes, The Verge reported. The company has focused a lot on shopping improvements with its Edge browser and already has price comparison, price history, and built-in coupons in

SAN FRANCISCO: Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture.As of June 15, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate – and a few still claim to adore.... It eventually agreed to settle the antitrust battle in 2002 over its use of its Windows monopoly to squash competitors.... IE’s heir, Edge, lags with about about 4%, just ahead of Firefox....

WASHINGTON: Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s once dominant web browser that some users love to hate, was retired on June 15 after 27 years on the world’s computer screens. The tech giant will no longer offer fixes or updates to the existing version of Explorer and users will be directed to its replacement, Microsoft Edge.It was a moment marked with some genuine nostalgia – and plenty of jokes at the expense of what was many people’s first gateway to the Internet.“ You took long to download stuff,

The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google, accusing the company of deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked.... He also says the internet search giant has misled users into believing they can control the information the company collects about them.... “ In reality, consumers who use Google products cannot prevent Google from collecting, storing and profiting from their location, ” the lawsu