Web browsers
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Browser autofill used to steal personal details in new phishing attackChrome, Safari, Opera and extensions such as LastPass can be tricked into leaking private information using hidden text boxes, developer finds
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The Guardian has moved to HTTPS🔒Discover why and how the Guardian has moved to HTTPS, the secure version of the web protocol that helps to protect user privacy
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Mobile web browsing overtakes desktop for the first timeSmartphones and tablets become king as the share of desktop web browsing traffic shrinks to 48.7%, according to data
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North Korea only has 28 websites, according to leak of official dataApparent error by a regime tech worker gave the world a rare glimpse into the few online sources of information available
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Facebook forgot the web's birthday and now it's trying to pretend it rememberedAs Tim Berners-Lee has pointed out, nothing important happened online on August 23 1991
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UK lagging behind other countries in digital skills, Barclays report findsWorldwide study finds that while 39% of Brazilians think they could build a website, only 16% of British workers feel the same
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Inside the darknet – Chips with Everything tech podcastCyber-security expert Etay Maor talks to Olly Mann and takes a look at the underbelly of the internet
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Seven tricks to speed up Google ChromeChrome may be the most popular web browser but it can be a beast. Here are some tips to help stop it bringing your PC or Mac to a crawl
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Why the future of web browsers belongs to the biggest tech firmsChanges made to browser standards will make it harder for new companies to disrupt the status quo and cement the power of Google and Apple
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Google’s search engine bot is dumping iPhone for Nexus 5XGooglebot trawls the web for information, indexing and ranking sites for your searches. How significant is its switch to Android, and its plans for a bigger, 5in screen-size standard?
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Opera adds built-in adblocker to its browserFifth most popular desktop browser to offer built-in adblocking, which it says will cut page-load times by up to 90%
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Browser maker Opera in line for $1.2bn acquisition by Chinese consortiumCompany’s board of directors recommends that offer be accepted, shortly after revealing it has 281m mobile users and 59m desktop users
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Safari web browser issue resolved, says AppleAn issue with Apple’s Safari web browser that caused it to crash for many iPhone, iPad and Mac users globally has now been resolved, the company said
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Sending link to website lets you crash Safari and anyone's iPhonePrank website forces iPhones to reboot and will cause computers and Android devices to hang
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Phishing attack could steal LastPass password manager detailsHackers can simulate a login dialogue so closely that even careful users might simply give them their username, password and even their two-factor key
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Bug displays Chrome user's porn hours later on Apple computerStudent’s incognito mode browsing reappeared after closing private window when he loaded video game Diablo III
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BBC hit by widespread outages taking website and iPlayer offlineUK public broadcaster apologises as its internet services are taken down in what may have been a DDoS attack affecting its website, apps and streaming services
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2015 was the year that Adobe's Flash finally began to dieThe deathknell tolls for Flash as Google, Firefox, Amazon and other technology companies block it, while Adobe dumps the name from its own products
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Facebook ditches Flash video in latest blow to maligned pluginSocial network and its 8bn daily video views join YouTube in switching to HTML5, which could be the critical cut that finally starts Flash’s demise
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Google accused of spying on students in FTC privacy complaintEFF says Google is tracking and mining student browsing data without asking for consent, despite promise of privacy
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Rise in UK web users blocking ads, research findsMore than 1.3m people have adopted technology that blocks online ads since June, with young people more likely to turn off intrusive pop-ups and videos
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The rise of ad-blocking could herald the end of the free internetMore and more people are using software to turn off irritating website advertisements – but without them, smaller sites might go under
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