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[Link] Researchers Find Vulnerability in Software Underlying Discord, Microsoft Teams, and Other Apps
Read: 12/8/2022 www.vice.com
In all these cases, the researchers submitted vulnerabilities to Electron to get them fixed, which earned them more than $10,000 in rewards. The bugs were fixed before the researchers published their research.
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[Link] Hack The Web Without A Browser
Read: 19/1/2022 hackaday.com
It is a classic problem. You want data for use in your program but it is on a webpage. Some websites have an API, of course, but usually, you are on your own. You can load the whole page via HTTP and parse it. Or you can use some tools to “scrape” the site.
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[Link] Web trust dies in darkness: Hidden Certificate Authorities undermine public crypto infrastructure
Read: 22/11/2021 www.theregister.com
Security researchers have checked the web's public key infrastructure and have measured a long-known but little-analyzed security threat: hidden root Certificate Authorities. Certificate Authorities, or CAs, vouch for the digital certificates we use to establish trust online.
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[Link] Thousands of Firefox users accidentally commit login cookies on GitHub
Read: 21/11/2021 www.theregister.com
Thousands of Firefox cookie databases containing sensitive data are available on request from GitHub repositories, data potentially usable for hijacking authenticated sessions. These cookies.sqlite databases normally reside in the Firefox profiles folder.
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[Link] Does ES6 make JavaScript frameworks obsolete?
Read: 14/11/2021 stackoverflow.blog
Every time JavaScript goes through a major update, we seem to repeat the same cycle. At first, developers are delighted by the new features. They move back to coding directly in JavaScript, and frameworks become less popular.
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[Link] Adobe brings a simplified Photoshop to the web
Read: 9/11/2021 www.theverge.com
Adobe is bringing Photoshop and Illustrator to the web, letting you make changes to documents hosted in the cloud without having to download them and open up the app.
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[Link] Adobe Uses DMCA to Nuke Project That Keeps Flash Alive, Secure & Adware Free
Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
In January 2021, development and support for Adobe Flash was discontinued. That marked the end of an era but in reality, Flash wasn't quite dead.
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[Link] Why I Use Microsoft Edge on Android
Read: 25/10/2021 www.howtogeek.com
Microsoft Edge started life on Windows 10, but it’s now available on several platforms, including Android. Chrome is the default browser on most Android devices, but I’m here to tell you Edge is just as good—if not better.
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[Link] How different web browsers affect user experience
Read: 17/10/2021 studio.usgbc.org
Outside of a small minority, people don’t often think about what browser they are using when accessing the web. Indeed, most people in the United States use the same web browser, Google Chrome.
[Link] Adobe Uses DMCA to Nuke Project That Keeps Flash Alive, Secure & Adware Free
Read: 14/10/2021 torrentfreak.com
In January 2021, development and support for Adobe Flash was discontinued. That marked the end of an era but in reality, Flash wasn't quite dead.
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[Link] Google Opposes ‘Sweeping’ Popcorn Time Piracy Blocking Request
Read: 14/10/2021 torrentfreak.com
Google has asked a Virginia federal court for permission to formally oppose the request for a far-reaching anti-piracy injunction. The contested anti-piracy measures, aimed at shutting down a popular Popcorn Time app, are proposed by a group of filmmakers.
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[Link] Facebook bans, sends cease-and-desist letter to developer of Unfollow Everything extension
Read: 12/10/2021 www.techspot.com
What just happened? Given the rough couple of weeks Facebook has been through, the company could definitely use some good PR right now, so here's exactly the opposite: it's been revealed that the social network has permanently banned the creator of a tool that unfollows all connections automatically
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[Link] Big changes coming to Chrome may kill ad blockers
Read: 10/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
In a recent blog post, Chrome extensions and web store product manager David Li announced that extensions to Google's browser built using the Manifest V2 specification will no longer be accepted on the web store as of January 17, 2022.
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[Link] Chrome will now let you keep searching without hitting the back button
Read: 2/9/2021 www.zdnet.com
Google has announced three new experiments to play with in Chrome beta, with the first allowing users to keep searching without needing to hit the back button.
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[Link] Why You Suddenly Need To Delete Google Chrome
Read: 29/8/2021 www.forbes.com
A shocking new tracking admission from Google, one that hasn’t yet made headlines, should be a serious warning to Chrome’s 2.6 billion users. If you’re one of them, this nasty new surprise should be a genuine reason to quit.
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[Link] Microsoft Edge feature solves one of the most common browser problems
Read: 22/8/2021 www.techradar.com
Microsoft is reportedly working on a new feature in Microsoft Edge that will allow users of its browser to search through their currently opened tabs.
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[Link] Facebook Just Suspended the Accounts of Some of Its Biggest Critics
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Facebook has made good on its threat to kick out a group of researchers who’ve been among the platform’s biggest critics.
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[Link] With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware
Read: 3/8/2021 arstechnica.com
Scammers have been caught using a clever sleight of hand to impersonate the website for the Brave browser and using it in Google ads to push malware that takes control of browsers and steals sensitive data. The attack worked by registering the domain xn--brav-yva[.
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[Link] Fixing JavaScript Date – Getting Started
Read: 1/8/2021 maggiepint.com
I’ve been off the blog for a while, which has to do with a lot of things going on in my life. That said, I’m happy to report that I’m back with stories about a big project – fixing the date handing in the JavaScript programming language itself!
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[Link] What's different in the new WebSocket protocol
Read: 1/8/2021 developers.google.com
The WebSocket protocol specification has recently been updated to solve previous security concerns and is largely stable. Below is a summary of the changes involved, along with some notes on current implementations.
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[Link] Since it's the only way to differentiate in a Chromium-dominated market, Vivaldi 4.1 introduces 'Accordion' tabs
Read: 30/7/2021 www.theregister.com
Browser maker Vivaldi has introduced Accordion Tabs in version 4.1 – yet another way to deal with tab overload. The functionality joins Compact and Two-Level in the array of Tab Stack styles available to users needing help with their tab habit.