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Firefox gets a privacy boost as Total Cookie Protection becomes the default for all users
While the ad tech industry tries to function in a less cookie-filled environment, browsers like Mozilla Firefox are jumping on the opportunity to grow its user base with features such as Total Cookie
Firefox Focus gets new logo, shortcuts, dark theme and more
Mozilla has updated its privacy-centric mobile browser Firefox Focus with a new look, shortcuts and more privacy controls. Firefox Focus first launched in 2016 and basically offers private browsing mo
Mozilla expands its partnership with ad-free subscription service Scroll
Mozilla just announced a new initiative called Firefox Better Web with Scroll, which combines the tracking protection built into its Firefox browser with the ad-free browsing experience offered by Scr
What Chrome’s browser changes mean for your privacy and security
At the risk of sounding too optimistic, 2019 might be the year of the private web browser. In the beginning, browsers were a cobbled together mess that put a premium on making the contents within look
Mozilla streamlines Firefox tracker blocking controls
Mozilla has rolled out what it bills as enhanced and simplified controls for Firefox users to manage how they block trackers. An update to its browser software, released today, offers a redesigned int
DuckDuckGo gets $10M from Omers for global privacy push
Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo, which offers an alternative to surveillance engines like Google, has quietly picked up $10M in fresh funding from Canadian pension fund Omers’ VC arm. TheĀ
Veil is private browsing for the ultra-paranoid
If you're worried about someone finding out what you're pointing your browser at, there are plenty of options for keeping it secret, with varying levels of difficulty and effectiveness. Veil takes thi
Chrome For iOS Bug Shows Private Browsing Search History In Google Mobile Search Bar
A new update for Chrome for iOS adds iOS 7 support, but there's also a big flaw as discovered by UK development and design firm Parallax. It turns out that when you use the search/address bar in Incog