PCWorld reports that over 840,000 users were infected by malicious browser extensions containing GhostPoster malware hidden in extension logos. These harmful extensions operated undetected in official ...

Recently, I switched back to using Linux to escape Windows 11’s insane AI intrusions. But I also fired up my MacBook Pro to give macOS another run as well. This was the time to try Orion Browser.

All Google Chrome users must ensure their browser is updated now as new security bypass confirmed. Updated January 8 with more news concerning Google Chrome web browser updates, this time involving a ...

Browser extensions promise convenience. Many offer simple tools like new tab pages, translators or video helpers. Researchers, however, uncovered a long-running malware operation that abused that ...

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Mozilla is adding a global "AI kill switch" to Firefox, giving users a single option to permanently disable all AI tools in the browser. Developer Jake Archibald confirmed on Mastodon that the new ...

It’s questionable in the first place whether people should trust their most intimate secrets and sensitive business information to AI chatbots Click to expand... If you don't host the bot yourself, ...

Lots of younger users are already panicked they just recorded for posterity private and new conversations they have no real idea even what was going on in them. As if any young person today needs more ...

Kagi, best known for its telemetry-free search engine, has released version 1.0 of Orion, its privacy-focused browser for Mac. After a long beta period, the WebKit-based browser is aimed at users who ...

TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...

OpenAI is rolling out the first major update to ChatGPT Atlas, its dedicated AI browser for Mac that includes ChatGPT integration. There are nine new features in all for the Chromium-based browser ...