Privoxy is a free, open-source local proxy for blocking ads and tracking scripts. Ad blocking is a controversial subject; much of the content you consume on the Web every day is made possible only ...

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Web analytics and tracking cookies play a vital role in online advertising, but they can also help attackers discover potential targets and their weaknesses, a new report shows. Security researchers ...

A researcher has discovered that DuckDuckGo’s privacy-centric browser enables third-party tracking scripts from Microsoft Corp. to load in some cases. The discovery was reported by Bleeping Computer ...

uBlock Origin 1.2.5 has been released with a new feature that blocks first-party tracking scripts that use DNS CNAME records to load tracking scripts from a third-party domain and bypass filters. A ...

It's well-known that tools like password managers can help users improve their online security — by creating unique passwords for each website. However, researchers have found that advertising ...

I don't know what I'd do without my trusted password manager. Out there, nobody is safe, so that's why I try to secure each account with individual, hard-to-crack passwords. And I couldn't possibly ...

A legitimate reason to poll your battery’s status is to stop intensive operations from executing if you’re running low on juice. But it’s also open to exploitation by those who want to track your ...