From August, Chrome will start blocking ads that consume 4MB of network data, 15 seconds of CPU usage in any 30 second period, or 60 seconds of total CPU usage
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Facebook Messenger now requires a Facebook account to sign up, removing the option to use a phone number, says a vast majority of users log in through Facebook
Facebook has quietly removed the ability to sign up for Messenger without a Facebook account, the company confirmed to VentureBeat this afternoon.
California passes landmark bill that requires gig economy workers to be treated as employees, going into effect Jan 1, affecting companies like Uber and Lyft
what's next? Mathew Katz / Digital Trends : Uber says drivers aren't an essential part of its business Danielle Abril / Fortune : Uber, Lyft, and Other Gig Economy Companies Push Back on New Californi...
Firefox 69 arrives and now blocks third-party tracking cookies, fingerprinting, and cryptomining by default
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W3C approves WebAuthn as the official web standard for password-free logins; WebAuthn is supported by Edge, Chrome, and Firefox, and is in Safari preview
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Google says Chrome's ad blocker, which adheres to Coalition for Better Ads' guidelines, is rolling out globally on July 9
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Google disables inline installation for Chrome extensions, which let users install them from third-party sites; existing extensions will be affected in 3 months
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Google plans to remove the green “Secure” text for HTTPS in September in Chrome and add a red “Not secure” label to sites without HTTPS starting in October
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Google Chrome will start natively blocking ads that do not comply with Coalition for Better Ads guidelines on February 15
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Adblock Plus releases filter that prevents sites from using the user's computer to covertly mine cryptocurrencies, available on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Android
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