EU urged to drop new law that could allow member states to intercept and decrypt global web traffic
2023-11-03 · Therecord.media 6 min More than 300 of the world’s most respected cybersecurity experts have written to European Union lawmakers to warn that a proposed legal reform that may soon become law could fundamentally undermine security online.A similar joint letter has been sent by industry organizations

EU Digital Identity framework (eIDAS) another kind of chat control? Blog | Mullvad VPN
2023-11-03 · Mullvad.net 1 min The proposed EU Digital Identity framework (eIDAS) aims to meddle with the process around internet certificates and will undermine the independence and security assurances of the basis for website security:A certificate contains the website's identity (name, etc.) and its public

Last Chance to fix eIDAS
2023-11-03 · Last-chance-for-eidas.org 4 min 2nd November 2023After years of legislative process, the near-final text of the eIDAS regulation has been agreed by trialogue negotiators1 representing EU’s key bodies and will be presented to the public and parliament for a rubber stamp before the end of the year. New legislat

7 Lesser Known but Unique Web browsers For You to Explore
2023-09-15 · Itsfoss.com 3 min Web browsers help us navigate the internet. So, the user experience and feature set of a browser is essential to most users.Considering all the factors along with security, users tend to choose the most popular web browsers.Of course, for convenience, you would rather not take a

Mullvad Browser
2023-09-12 · Mullvad.net 2 min The Mullvad Browser is developed – in collaboration between Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project – to min imize tracking and fingerprinting. You can read the full story and get the bigger picture here. But if you are looking for a quick summary, this is the place.Privacy quality o

Which browsers are best for privacy?
2023-09-12 · Privacytests.org 477 min Alt-SvcAlt-Svc allows the server to indicate to the web browser that a resource should be loaded on a different server. Because this is a persistent setting, it could be used to track users across websites if it is not correctly partitioned.   write: async () => { // Clea

Cutting Google out of your life
2023-09-12 · Github.com 53 min I don't have anything to hide, but I don't have anything to show you either. Contributing Browser extensions Replacements/alternatives Disclaimer Web-based products Operating systems Desktop applications Mobile applications Hardware Useful links, tools, and advice Resource

Google rolls out Privacy Sandbox to use Chrome browsing history for ads
2023-09-10 · Bleepingcomputer.com 5 min Google has started to roll out its new interest-based advertising platform called the Privacy Sandbox, shifting the tracking of user's interests from third-party cookies to the Chrome browser.When starting the Google Chrome browser, users will now see an alert titled 'Enhanced ad

IPFS Powers the Distributed Web
2023-09-07 · Ipfs.tech 10 min IPFS is an open system to manage data without a central server A Universe of Uses IPFS's versatility shines across different industries – making it the multi-purpose tool for the decentralized age. Develop offline-native productivity toolsAnytype uses the content address

EDRi DSA Answering Guide
2023-08-25 · Edri.org 64 min INTRODUCTIONThe European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather your views about the regulation of online services to shape the future Digital Services Act (DSA).In her political guidelines, the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced th

User Scripts & Bookmarklets — Hermit • Lite Apps Browser
2023-08-16 · Hermit.chimbori.com 2 min Home → Features → User Scripts & BookmarkletsThis is a Premium-only feature, available for purchase within the app. Each Premium feature can be activated forever with a one-time purchase (no subscriptions).Run your own custom User Scripts on any page, or pick from our own

Google attempts to defend Web Environment Integrity proposal
2023-07-30 · Theregister.com 6 min Google's Web Environment Integrity (WEI) proposal, according to one of the developers working on the controversial fraud fighting project, aims to make the web "more private and safe."Ben Wiser, a software engineer at the Chocolate Factory, responded on Wednesday to serious conce