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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…
Google released a new stable version of its Chrome web browser for all supported platforms. Chrome 126 is a security update first and foremost, but it makes non-security changes to the browser as well. The security update is available already. Google rolls out these updates over the course of days and weeks. Most Chrome installations…
Chrome 125 Security Update
Google is working on shutting down the old ruleset for Chrome browser extensions in favor of a new ruleset. The switch from Manifest V2 to Manifest V3 brings along with it a huge problem: extensions that are not updated will cease to work. While no one has counted the extensions that rely on Manifest V2…
Google has released quite a few security updates for its Chrome web browser in recent months. Besides the weekly scheduled security updates, Google has released updates to address 0-day vulnerabilities in Chrome. Today, Google released another security update for Google Chrome to address a 0-day exploit. The issue affects all desktop versions of Chrome and…
Google is working on removing support for third-party cookies in Google Chrome. Cookies continue to be of use, for instance to save preference or as session cookies. In an effort to make cookies more resilient to attacks, especially stealing, Google started to integrate Device Bound Session Credentials into Chromium. The main idea here is to…
Just days after the weekly Google Chrome security update comes another security update for the web browser. This one unscheduled, as it fixes a 0-day security issue in Google Chrome that is exploited in the wild. Google Chrome users should update the browser immediately to protect the browser and their data. Here is how that…
If you found great helpful content online, you may want to save it for safe keeping. Screenshots are one option to do that. There are others, including saving the entire webpage to the local system or using tools such as SingleFile. All operating systems support the creation of screenshots natively. On Windows, you’d just use…
Browser extension Limit promises to keep you focused on important tasks by setting time limits for distracting websites. We have all been there probably: you need to focus on “something” important on your electronic devices but are distracted all the time. Notifications, chat messages, a quick browse on YouTube, checking your social media feed, or…
Google is working on a new security feature for the Web that aims to protect users against cookie theft malware better. Called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC), its main purpose is to bind cookies to the user’s device. To better understand this, it is necessary to analyze the current situation. When you sign-in to a…