Windows, Security & Privacy, Open Source and more
With the release of Firefox 128 came the integration of a new experimental feature that Mozilla calls Privacy-Preserving Attribution. The feature is turned on by default, which means that users of the browser need to become active, if they want to disable it. Mozilla published a support webpage that explains that Privacy-Preserving Attribution is. Here…
The team behind the open source email client has released the long-awaited Thunderbird 128 to the public. The version is not yet available as an update, only as a direct download from the official website. You can upgrade from current stable versions of Thunderbird to the new release, but need to run the installer to…
If you use an app like SmartTube or NewPipe, you may have received error 403 messages when trying to play videos on YouTube recently. This happened to me on two occasions in the past days. SmartTube was the app that I used on Amazon’s Fire TV Stick. I could browse YouTube and run searches, but…
O&O Software’s free AppBuster app for Windows was one of the first programs that I reviewed on this site. The latest update introduces several important changes and features that deserve to be mentioned here o this site. If you have used AppBuster in the past you know what the program is about. It lets you…
A report suggests that Google has sneaked code into Chromium-based browsers that is favoring Google-owned properties. Browsers like Chrome, Brave, and Microsoft Edge appear affected. If true, it would give critics of Google’s dominance in web browsing a mighty powerful argument. Here are the details: Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers give *.google.com sites full…
Using a local account in Windows 10 or 11 is good for privacy. It keeps the account local and reveals less information and data to Microsoft. One of the drawbacks is that you cannot easily reset the account password in case you forget it. In fact, apart from brute forcing or hacking your way back…
Mozilla has changed the original end of support deadline for Firefox on Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices. The organization’s original plan was to end support in September 2024. This coincided with the release of the next Firefox ESR base and would allow Mozilla to unload legacy code from Firefox. Byron Jourdan, Mozilla’s Senior Director…
All modern web browsers include password management functionality. It makes sense on first glance to integrate the functionality; most users sign-in to services on the Internet regularly. One of the main advantages of password managers in browsers is convenience. The browser recognizes new logins and prompts users to save the information. Similarly, it proposes to…
One of the things that I really, really dislike when it comes to watching media is ads. Unfortunately, it appears that the trend is more ads, not less. This does not happen only in streaming. Microsoft, for example, is pushing ads like there is no tomorrow in Windows. Streaming, however, seems to be inclined to…
Netflix customers who still have a Basic subscription will soon receive word from the company about it. Basic is going away. Netflix began by pulling the plan from its website and apps. New users could not sign-up anymore for the plan, but the company did not touch existing subscriptions. Now, it is targeting these subscribers….