Wikipedia adds page preview functionality
Browsing on the world's largest community powered online encyclopedia Wikipedia just got a whole lot easier thanks to the integration of page preview functionality on the site. The new feature displays a […]
Pale Moon 27.9.0 is out
The Pale Moon team released an update for the stable version of the web browser yesterday that brings the version to 27.9.0. The new version is available through the web browser's automatic […]
Oath's privacy policy is a privacy nightmare
If you are an AOL or Yahoo user, then you better take note that Oath, the new Verizon-owned parent company of AOL and Yahoo, has published an updated its privacy policy. The […]
Why I'm using multiple web browsers
I get asked frequently about the web browser that I use and I usually answer that I use them all. While that is a bit exaggerated, there is some truth to that. […]
Avast Secure Browser review
Avast Secure Browser is a free Chromium-based web browser by security company Avast that is advertised as private, fast, and secure on the official download site. The web browser is the official […]
Connecting to a Nextcloud server on GNU/Linux
I'm sure by this point, it's no question what 'cloud storage' is, essentially a file locker on a remote machine. We are at least mostly familiar with famous brands such as Google […]
How to detect Zero-Width Characters fingerprinting
All modern web browsers support zero-width characters. These characters may be added to text on a page without users knowing about it or being able to identify with the naked eye that […]
HTTPS Everywhere: ruleset updating without extension updates
A new version of the HTTPS Everywhere browser extension introduces a new feature that separates ruleset updates from extension updates. HTTPS Everywhere is a security extension that is available for Firefox, Chrome, […]
Tor Project announces end of Tor Messenger
The Tor Project launched Tor Messenger back in 2015 as a beta with the aim to improve the security of instant messaging communication services and user privacy. Based on Instantbird, an instant […]
DonationCoder celebrate 13 year anniversary with fundraiser and giveaway
DonationCoder is a unique site on the Internet that was created back in 2005. It was designed as a place for programmers to share developed software and to support development through donations […]
Search engine Ixquick.eu redirects to Startpage.com
The search engine Ixquick.eu will start to redirect to the search engine Startpage.com later today. The privacy-focused search engines are maintained by the privately owned Dutch company Surfboard Holdings B.V. One of […]
Cloudflare launches fast and privacy-focused DNS at 1.1.1.1
Cloudflare announced the launch of its new public DNS service 1.1.1.1 on April 1, 2018. The company promised in the announcement that 1.1.1.1 would offer faster speeds and better privacy than other […]
LogMeIn to shut down Xmarks on May 1, 2018
LogMeIn, parent company of LastPass, announced today that it will shut down the cross-browser bookmark synchronization service Xmarks on May 1, 2018. Xmarks launched its service at a time when browsers did […]
How to check if sites use WebRTC
WebRTC is one of these new technologies that is on the one hand pretty useful and on the other a privacy nightmare as it can be abused. WebRTC, the RTC stands for […]
Waterfox 56.1.0 web browser release information
Waterfox 56.1.0 was released on March 26, 2018. The new version of the web browser comes with security updates, reintroduced support for Mac OS 10.7, a Google Play Store presence for the […]
Vivaldi Browser makes DuckDuckGo default search engine in private windows
Vivaldi Technologies revealed a moment ago that the search engine DuckDuckGo is the new default search engine in private windows, and that users may set a different search engine for the browser's […]
Keepa: Amazon price history and tracking
Keepa - Amazon Price Tracker is a browser extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Microsoft Edge to improve your online shopping experience on the Amazon website. Keepa was one of the […]
Private Internet Access releases software as open source
Private Internet Access, a company best known for its VPN Service of the same name, announced today that it started the process of releasing all of its software as open source. The […]