Google FLoC Settings Arrive to Chrome Canary
Chrome has rolled out settings for “Federated Learning of Cohorts” (FLoC) in the latest Chrome Canary build. Users can now easily opt-out from FLoC without disabling the third-party cookies
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Mozilla VPN goes stable, Available on Windows, Android and iOS
Mozilla has launched its full-fledged VPN application after the limited public beta testing. The Mozilla VPN is now available in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, and Malaysia. It currently supports Windows, Android, ChromeOS, iOS, and iPadOS platforms.
Firefox To End Support For Sideloaded Extensions
Mozilla has announced to end support for sideloaded extensions in Firefox. This is a great security enhancement, and would land to the stable builds of Firefox starting with the version 74 releasing by March 2020.
Stop DNS Manipulation Attacks By Encrypting DNS Queries
Intra app by Jigsaw offers one-tap solution to fight against DNS manipulation attacks imposed by ISPs or government authorities. It enables encrypted DNS queries to enhance privacy and protection.
75% Chrome traffic is now over HTTPS
Around 75% traffic of Chrome is now over HTTPS. This includes Chrome on Windows and Android.
Disable Suggested Articles on New Tab Page of Chrome for Android
On the new tab pages of Chrome for Android, Google lists suggested articles for you, which are based on Web & App Activity of your Google account.
UC Browser Removed From Google Play Store
Surprisingly, the popular mobile browser from China’s Alibaba group, UC Browser, is missing from the Google Play Store. It looks like Google has removed it from the Play Store may be because of the allegations of users data theft.
Fake Adblock Plus Extension With Over 35k Users on Chrome Web Store
A fake Google Chrome extension with the name “Adblock Plus” was recently spotted on Chrome Web Store. It could be a malicious extension involved in unethical activities like bitcoin mining.
How to Add Filters List to AdBlock Plus
Learn how to add a new filters list subscription to AdBlock Plus extension, and block more annoying ads, tracking components and even crypto-currencies miners.
How Chrome Could Reduce The Extension Privacy Concerns
Users could “whitelist” desired domain names, so that no extension is allowed to inject JS or CSS on the web pages hosted on these domains.