As tech companies face increased scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers regarding their user privacy and data collection practices, Google has quietly made a surprising change to the latest version of its popular Chrome browser. In addition to implementing 60 new security fixes, Google has also given Chrome users the option to set the privacy-oriented… Read more »
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Google Chrome Launches Built-In Ad Blocker to Help Remove Standards Violators
In the latest update to Google Chrome, the built-in Ad Blocker went live. What does this mean for end users? For website owners? The first thing to note is that this Ad Blocker won’t be similar to the popular extensions many consumers employ. This change will be mostly used to squelch advertisements from sites that… Read more »
Windows XP and Windows Vista Support Decreasing
Mainstream support for Windows XP and Windows Vista (even though the latter is technically not at its end-of-life yet) continues to dwindle, with Google Chrome no longer supporting these operating systems as of version 50. This also removes support for Mac OS 10.6 – 10.8, although these platforms are not nearly as widespread as Windows… Read more »