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Google, Firefox Adding New ‘Do Not Track’ Features

Google, Firefox Adding New ‘Do Not Track’ Features

Internet, Sci/Tech

25 Jan 2011
Is Privacy Possible Online? For those not happy having their activities on the web being tracked, now it seems there may be a solution to the ...

Firesheep Shows the Ease of Internet Snooping

Firesheep Shows the Ease of Internet Snooping

Sci/Tech

26 Oct 2010
Firesheep, is a Filrefox add-on developed by Eric Butler, for the purpose of demonstrating the vulnerability of information that routinely appears on some popular websites, ...

Firesheep FireFox Extension Reveals Passwords

Firesheep FireFox Extension Reveals Passwords

Sci/Tech

25 Oct 2010
Those who have downloaded the recently released Firesheep Firefox extension may wish to consider reinstalling Firefox from its base component or switching to a different ...

 
Firefox Unblocks Microsoft Plugin

Firefox Unblocks Microsoft Plugin

Sci/Tech

19 Oct 2009
Mozilla has decided to unblock a Microsoft .Net plugin for Firefox, as the security scare ended in confusion. Mozilla has disabled Microsoft's extension,. NET Framework. Several ...

Microsoft And Europe Comes To Terms Over Browsers

Microsoft And Europe Comes To Terms Over Browsers

Sci/Tech

07 Oct 2009
The European Commission has launched a final round of consultations with stakeholders and consumers to confirm, or not, Microsoft's proposals on competition. After a long standoff ...

The Browser Wars

The Browser Wars

Sci/Tech

23 Feb 2009
Jacksonville - The times in which Microsoft Internet Explorer was the most commonly used web browser and dominated the web, are long gone. On Thursday, ...

 
Internet Explorer 8 Features and Review

Internet Explorer 8 Features and Review

Sci/Tech

05 Feb 2009
With the upcoming launch of Microsoft's newest upgrade to Internet Explorer, users will now have more features, terms and add ons at their fingertips. Internet Explorer ...

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