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How can you enhance the security of your browser?

ByPolina LisovskayaJuly 27, 2018

Which is the most secure Web browser? Google Chrome? Mozilla Firefox? Microsoft’s Edge? It’s a simple question but the answer is quite complicated. Five years back a poll was carried out and results shows security-conscious browser users overwhelmingly voted Firefox as the

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Google faces record $5 billion fine in EU, ordered to remove Chrome from Android

ByPolina LisovskayaJuly 19, 2018

Google breached EU competition rules while requiring to preinstall its apps on Android phones. The impending decision from the EU watchdog has come to pass: Google has been fined a record €4.3 billion ($5.1 billion) for abusing the Android operating system’s dominance in the

Tips & Tricks

Why Free Browser Extensions Can Be Dangerous

ByPolina LisovskayaJune 11, 2018

Browser extensions are an essential thing for modern web browsing. We may take no notice about them while using your Chrome or Mozilla, however, it’s hard to imagine modern web browsing without advertisements blocking, cookies controlling, privacy management, et cetera.

Tips & Tricks

Adware Everywhere: Who Knows What Is Happening?

ByPolina LisovskayaSeptember 6, 2017

Perhaps you’ve heard the familiar whirlwind that no harm can ever hit your pricey gadget, maybe because everything from official App Stores is 100% clean and safe. And so, you’re on your favorite browser, carefree and worry-free! Alas! The browser starts to act stupid,

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6 Terrifying Samples How Marketers Use Adware

ByPolina LisovskayaAugust 18, 2017

While Spyware and Adware are arguably the fastest growing malicious threats to computers, proponents of these software programs are quite an intelligent lot. Collectively, these two together hit a staggering 90% of all Internet-connected PCs, leaving behind immeasurable