Google may ban IAC’s Chrome extensions over ‘deceptive’ practices

Posted on 06/12/2020 by Engadget

Chrome extensions don’t normally create much drama, but one company’s add-ons appear to be stirring up plenty of trouble. The Wall Street Journal has learned that Google is considering “severe penalties” against internet giant IAC (InterActive Corp)...

Google Podcasts lets you add shows using their RSS feeds

Posted on 04/12/2020 by Engadget

Google Podcasts just became more alluring if you tend to listen to shows that aren’t always available on major podcast networks. 9to5Google reports that Google has added support for subscribing to podcasts using their RSS feeds. You just have to past...

Chrome extensions will have to show how they use your data

Posted on 22/11/2020 by Engadget

Google’s ongoing efforts to crack down on wayward Chrome extensions now include more transparency for your data. The internet giant is introducing a policy in January 2021 that will require data use disclosures for extensions in the Chrome Web Store....

Hackers tricked GoDaddy into helping attacks on cryptocurrency services

Posted on 21/11/2020 by Engadget

GoDaddy’s 2020 security woes aren’t over. KrebsOnSecurity has found that hackers tricked GoDaddy employees into handing ownership or control of multiple cryptocurrency services’ web domains, inadvertently aiding attacks that brought sites down. It’s...

Microsoft hopes to win over Zoom fans with free 24-hour Teams web calls

Posted on 20/11/2020 by Engadget

Microsoft might have a simple way to get you using Teams instead of Zoom for those virtual Thanksgiving dinners: make sure you can stay in the conversation all day. As The Verge reports, Microsoft Teams now offers free 24-hour video calls for desktop...

Apple Podcasts now has support for web embeds

Posted on 16/11/2020 by Engadget

Apple Podcasts now has a player you can embed across the web. Anyone can now grab an embed code for a show or episode from the more than 1.5 million podcasts on the platform.You can find an embed code from Apple Podcasts Preview pages on the web. Jus...

Company made to change name that could be used for website hacks

Posted on 08/11/2020 by Engadget

Companies have jokingly given themselves code-based names in the past (you can thank XKCD for that), but one of them was just forced to mend its ways. The Guardian reports that UK business registrar Companies House has forced a software consultant to...

Older Android phones won’t support many secure websites by September 2021

Posted on 07/11/2020 by Engadget

You might have to upgrade your Android phone before long if you want to visit large portions of the secure web. According to Android Police, Certificate Authority Let’s Encrypt is warning that phones running Android versions before 7.1.1 Nougat won’t...

Internet Archive adds fact checks to explain web page takedowns

Posted on 01/11/2020 by Engadget

Fact checking is increasingly a mainstay of the modern internet, and that now includes ‘dead’ web pages. The Internet Archive has started adding fact checks and context to Wayback Machine pages to explain just why they were removed. If a page was par...

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