There is an alternative to the Google Chrome browser if you are worried about the botnet reporting all of your usage statistics to Google. The Chromium browser will provide a good browsing experience with an open source architecture. The website is here: http://www.chromium.org/Home. This browser is available on Linux and Windows and gives the security … Read more
The Unity desktop for Ubuntu has a new feature. The placement of advertisements for items on Amazon related to the searches you perform with the Unity launcher. This is a new feature that will allow users of Linux to search for Amazon products as well as files and applications on their system. Is this a … Read more
The Google Chrome browser is reportedly logging all downloads to users computers. Google has added some new security functionality to Chrome. Every time that the user downloads a file, the browser will compare it against a white-list of known-good files and publishers. If the file is not in the white-list, its URL will be transmitted … Read more
http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/google-fixes-serious-flaws-chrome-including-critical-safe-browsing-bug-012412. Google have repaired a number of flaws in the Google Chrome web browser, including a serious security flaw. But I would rather use the open source Chromium browser instead of the Chrome alternative, considering the security flaws that have been uncovered. I have written about this issue in the past, and I am not … Read more
http://www.precursorblog.com/content/google-chrome-we-dont-need-your-permission. Found this website discussing the Google Chrome web browser, the Google company are apparently using it to open a security hole in users machines, according to the blog. I am not sure about this, but Google Chrome is the most advertised web browser, you see the advertisements everywhere you look, out in the streets … Read more