Apple plans to allow default third-party browsers, like Chrome, Edge, and Brave, and web engines in the EU with iOS 17.4, prompting Safari users on first launch
https://www.theverge.com/... Alessio Maffeis / @maffeis@mastodon.social : You might not like it, but #WebKit-only iOS is the only thing keeping Google from having complete control over the Web. — It...
The Tor Project partners with VPN maker Mullvad to launch the Mullvad browser, available on Windows, macOS, and Linux, seeking to reduce a user's “fingerprint”
The Tor Project, the organization behind the anonymous network and browser, is helping launch a privacy-focused browser that's …
Apple warns it will remove apps from the App Store that haven't been “updated in a significant amount of time” and is giving developers 30 days to update them
what you need to know Chris Kerr / Game Developer : Apple warns App Store devs outdated apps will be pulled from sale Sarvesh Mathi / MediaNama : Why developers are unhappy with Apple removing outdate...
Linux team approves new terminology to replace terms like “master/slave” and “blacklist/whitelist” for new Linux kernel source code and associated documentation
Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts stamp on proposal to use neutral language in kernel code and documentation.
Huawei joins the Open Invention Network, the leading US-based patent non-aggression group covering Linux and related open-source tech
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Firefox 70 arrives with social tracking blocked by default, a personalized privacy report to show how many trackers have been blocked, and performance gains
Mozilla today launched Firefox 70 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Firefox 70 includes social tracking protection …
Firefox 69 arrives and now blocks third-party tracking cookies, fingerprinting, and cryptomining by default
Mozilla today launched Firefox 69 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Firefox 69 blocks third-party tracking cookies and cryptomining by default.
‘Safe and predictable’ Windows 10 S won't run Linux, says Microsoft
Microsoft wants to clear up confusion about Windows 10 S and Linux distributions available on the Windows Store. — Just because Linux distributions are coming to the Windows Store, it doesn't mean t...
Chrome removes notification center from Chrome on Windows, Mac, and Linux citing low usage
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