Google initially proposed strict restrictions on this API, but has now eased these in the new version of Manifest V3. Originally, the plan was to allow browser extensions to create 5,000 content-filtering “rules,” but this has been increased to 30,000 rules. AdGuard, an ad blocker, has cautiously welcomed some of the revised changes. Elsewhere, uBlock … Read more
Google declared new plans in May to eliminate accounts that have been inactive for two years, as well as accounts that were created and never used, or used only briefly. If you have an old Gmail account or a Google Photos account with unused content, it’s time to start searching for those login credentials. Failure … Read more
The U.S. Justice Department concluded the evidentiary phase of its antitrust trial against Google a few weeks ago, and closing arguments are scheduled for May 2024. At the core of the trial lies a fundamental question: Can a dominant industry player engage in anticompetitive business practices legally, as long as those practices result in a … Read more
In May of this year, Alexis Hancock’s daughter received a children’s tablet for her birthday. As a security researcher, Hancock immediately expressed concern. “I looked at it kind of sideways because I’ve never heard of Dragon Touch,” Hancock told TechCrunch, referring to the tablet’s maker. Upon investigation, Hancock, working at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, found … Read more
Google has introduced new tools for website owners, including those managing social media sites and discussion forums, to improve the visibility of their content in Google’s search results. This initiative is in response to the increasing dominance of user-generated web content over SEO-optimized material in today’s online landscape. In May, Google rolled out a new … Read more
Apple and Google recently revealed their top apps and games for the year. AllTrails snagged the title of Apple’s iPhone App of the Year in 2023, while Google Play crowned the educational app Imprint: Learn Visually as its best app. Both tech giants also selected Honkai: Star Rail as the Game of the Year. These … Read more
Google’s Pixel devices recently received the November update, along with additional fixes. The November Android Security Bulletin has also begun to roll out to select Samsung Galaxy models. Microsoft Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for November is noteworthy, with an update addressing 59 vulnerabilities, two of which are already exploited in real-life attacks. The first, tracked as … Read more
Google Drive is making it easier to find files with its new homepage as the company addresses a bug causing files to go missing from users’ drives. It expects to resolve the issue in the coming days. Additionally, the cloud storage service is extending its document scanning feature to iOS devices, a decade after its … Read more