Out in the physical world, crime happens every day. People get robbed and have their pockets picked, and no one blames the victim. So why do the rules change when nontechnical PC users fall for a Trojan online? The story of the Trojan Horse is one of the most enduring in human history. The ... Read more...
Following the release of Firefox 5.0 last week by Mozilla, it seems from my email and comment bag that even hardcore Firefox fans and perplexed and even angered by Mozilla’s version numbers game with the browser. Is Mozilla just artificially boosting Firefox’s version number? It seems that Moz... Read more...
Mozilla has proposed technology that would allow the user to implement so-called Do Not Track features to stymie behavioral advertising. The big question is whether these moves by Mozilla, Google and Microsoft will be enough to take Do Not Track features mainstream. Mozilla’s draft policyâ... Read more...
Certain Web sites probe visiting browsers  for data that can be used to help criminals craft phishing attacks that compromise the accounts of online banking customers, researchers have found. Java scripts on these sites invade the browsers' history cache and finds out what sites the browser ha... Read more...
Google says it has postponed the launch of two Android based mobile phones in China following a dispute with the government over censorship. The formal launch was due to take place on Wednesday, a spokesperson said. The announcement came as the Chinese government said Google and other foreign ... Read more...