13 posts tagged ‘Google Chrome’
Most Compatible With Google Chrome
mjtsai,
Catalin Cimpanu (2019, via Hacker News): A former high-ranking Mozilla executive has accused Google of intentionally and systematically sabotaging Firefox over the past decade in order to boost Chrome’s adoption.He is not the first Firefox team member to come forward and make such accusations in the past eight months; however, his allegations span far beyond […]
YouTube’s Ad Blocker Crackdown
Paresh Dave (Hacker News, Reddit): In early October, the people who make ad blocking tools convened in Amsterdam for their industry’s annual conference. One session was a welcome pitch from Google product leaders about tweaks made to address fears that a security update to the company’s Chrome browser could hamper ad zapping. Google, which draws […]
Time to Back Up Bandcamp
David Rutland (via Hacker News): If you’ve spent your hard earned cash supporting independent artists through Bandcamp, a series of ownership changes and layoffs suggest that now might be the best time for audiophiles to download their audio files to secure offline storage.[…]According to Aftermath, Bandcamp is a mess right now, with most of the […]
How To Keep Your Laptop or Desktop Well Maintained
Gizmodo,
Like anything mechanical—your car, for example, or your washing machine—your laptop or desktop computer will benefit from being regularly maintained, it’ll last longer and perform better, and the regular jobs you need to do to keep it in the best possible condition won’t take you too long or need too much expertise. Read more...
Google Abandons Web Environment Integrity API
Thomas Claburn (via Hacker News): Amid rising community concern, Google says it will no longer develop controversial technology that was said to fight fraud online though to critics looked more like DRM for websites.[…]Apple incidentally has already shipped its own attestation scheme called Private Access Tokens, which while it presents some of the same concerns […]