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Article | 2/11/2011 Study: User tools to limit ad tracking are clunky
People who want to limit the behavioral advertising and tracking they are subjected to on the Web aren't well served by some popular privacy tools, ac...
Article | 20/10/2011 Opera denies refusing to patch critical vulnerability
Opera Software has released an update for its desktop browser in order to address a critical vulnerability in its handling of Scalable Vector Graphics...
Article | 5/10/2011 Mozilla aims to add silent updating to Firefox 10
A year after it pulled the plug on silent updates in Firefox 4, Mozilla said it will debut most of the behind-the-scenes feature by early next year.
Article | 5/10/2011 XSS web attacks could live forever, researcher warns
Websites that accidentally distribute rogue code could find it harder to undo the damage if attackers exploit widespread browser support for HTML5 loc...
Article | 29/09/2011 Firefox 7 seekers warned to beware of bogus website
If you're using a search engine today to find a download of Firefox 7, be careful about the results you click on. That's because a dubious website cal...
Article | 29/09/2011 Mozilla puts Firefox 7 on memory diet, patches 11 bugs
Mozilla yesterday patched 11 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Firefox as it upgraded the browser to version 7.
Article | 28/09/2011 Seven good reasons to upgrade to Firefox 7
Six weeks to the day after the official release of Firefox 6, Mozilla on Tuesday rolled out Firefox 7, the next version of its popular Web browser for...
Article | 27/09/2011 Consumers can opt for fewer Firefox releases
Although Mozilla will urge users to stick with Firefox's rapid release schedule, there's nothing in a current proposal to prevent them from adopting t...
Article | 22/09/2011 Mozilla ponders, rejects even faster Firefox release pace
A pitch to accelerate Firefox's rapid-release schedule even more -- cutting a week to ship a new version every five weeks -- was rejected by Mozilla, ...
Article | 21/09/2011 DigiNotar certificate authority goes bankrupt
The theft of SSL certificates from Dutch certificate authority DigiNotar so undermined trust in the company that it has gone bankrupt.
Article | 9/09/2011 Mozilla issues do-not-track guide for advertisers
Mozilla issued a Do Not Track Field Guide to encourage advertisers and publishers to implement do-not-track (DNT) functionality.
Article | 9/09/2011 After digital certificate hack, Mozilla seeks reassurances
Following the high-profile hack of DigiNotar, the makers of the Firefox browser are asking issuers of digital certificates to take a hard look at thei...
Article | 7/09/2011 Mozilla's rapid Firefox releases are killing me
Over the years, I've had plenty of beefs with Microsoft software: It can be buggy, it's bloated, it attracts viruses like candy attracts flies and it ...
Article | 30/08/2011 Google says Gmail attack focused on Iranian targets
Google said late Sunday that an attack mounted against its Gmail service targeted users primarily located in Iran, although the company has taken step...
Article | 26/08/2011 Mozilla: We won't ditch Firefox version numbers
Mozilla will not scrub the version number from Firefox's "About" box after all, putting an end to a often-heated debate that first surfaced two weeks ...