Chrome OS’s cycle is shortened to once every four weeks. Previously, Google usually released updates for Chrome browser with a 6-week cycle. However, in March 2021, Google announced about shortening the update time to improve gaps and patch bugs. For more than a decade, every six weeks, Chrome has hit a new milestone, bringing security, stability, speed, and simplicity to users and the web. In addition, Google’s shortening time is also to match the cycle of other competitors, like FireFox, which shortened the time to release new updates by month starting last year. Due to this schedule, Google will actually skip one of the scheduled Chrome OS updates. Accordingly, Google will switch directly from version M94 to M96, skipping M95. The new schedule does not apply to enterprise and educational systems. These systems will have an update schedule once every six months. Google promises to have more details on this soon.

Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers today with more than 2 billion users. Photo: EarnGurus Recently, a security researcher from the Project Zero team discovered a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2021-30551) in Google Chrome, affecting many users. Not much is known about this vulnerability, instead, it is only briefly described: “Confusion in V8”. This is a JavaScript engine, used quite commonly on Google Chrome and browsers using Chromium source code (including Microsoft Edge). In a blog post, Google confirmed that the CVE-2021-30551 vulnerability exists in the wild. To limit future attacks, Google Chrome users should update their browser immediately by going to Settings – Help – About Google Chrome (about Google Chrome). When the update to version 91.0.4472.101 is complete, simply press Relaunch to restart the browser. Update Google Chrome browser to the latest version. Photo: Tieu MINH This is the sixth zero day vulnerability found on Google Chrome since the beginning of the year. The latest version of the browser also contains a total of 10 security patches, seven of which are listed as High threat and one is described as Critical. Sharing with BleepingComputer, Kaspersky warned that a new group of hackers calling themselves PuzzleMaker successfully hacked both Chrome and Windows this month, prompting Microsoft to issue an urgent upgrade notice for Windows users. In addition, Kaspersky also recommends that users update their browser and operating system to the latest version to limit future attacks.

For example, an attacker can manipulate the URL in a variety of ways to confuse users with the identity of the website, thereby achieving phishing, social engineering, and online fraud. A study showed that when misleading brand names appear in URLs, more than 60% of users are deceived.

In order to avoid such problems, Google chose to hide the complete URL in the address bar of the Chrome browser many years ago.

Recently, a commit merged by Google in Chromium showed thatThe development team has deleted the function code to hide the URL.The reason is that this experimental feature has no effect on related safety indicators, so it is not going to be officially launched.

IT Home has learned that after Google launched the hide URL function, although it has received great controversy, it still insists on choosing to promote it, and said that this function is as important as HTTPS. In subsequent version updates, the hide URL function has been optimized a lot, and it has been offline for a short time, but it has since become the default enabled item.

Internet Explorer is the web browser that originally comes with Windows. As the “veteran” among the browsers, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was once pre-installed on billions of computers running the Windows operating system. At the peak of IE, more than 95% of the global browser market was captured by IE. However, the user experience of IE browser is not very good. This market share is also due to Microsoft’s bundling. And because of its single function and long response time, its compatibility lags far behind other browsers, and the hidden dangers of security vulnerabilities have always existed. This leads to a phenomenon that many people have Internet Explorer installed on their computers. , But will not use it, many people turn to download other browsers. In 2008, after the emergence of Google Chrome, IE was forgotten even faster. In 2012, the market share of Google Chrome surpassed IE. In order to defend the status of the IE browser, Microsoft developed the Edge browser in 2013 and bundled it into the Windows 10 system; in January 2020, Microsoft officially released a new Chromium-based Edge browser. Since then, the browser The performance of the Edge browser is not bad, and the market share continues to grow. As of November 2020, the Edge browser market share has reached 11.06%. In the 2011 “50 Worst Tech Products in the History of Technology” list, IE6 ranked 11th. The footsteps of history came to 2015, in the browser market, the share of IE browser is only less than 20%, only 15.71%. Microsoft can no longer meet the needs of today’s era. The manager of Microsoft’s IE marketing department once joked that IE6 seems to have become a joke among its peers. There are more and more people mocking IE on the Internet. All kinds of jokes make people laugh, and some people even ridicule publicly. The existence of IE is mainly for downloading other browsers. The end of IE browser seems inevitable. According to Microsoft, most consumers have not used the IE browser for so many years, so Microsoft adjusted its strategy in due course. Nowadays, the IE browser of some Windows 10 users has been replaced by Edge. According to the data, as of 2021 In April 2008, IE’s market share was actually less than 2% on the global desktop computer browsers. According to Microsoft’s plan, for certain versions of Windows 10, the IE11 desktop application will be deactivated on June 15 next year and will no longer be supported. In fact, as early as before, foreign media reported that Microsoft planned to abandon the IE browser. Due to the previous deregulation of IE, it was forced to give up its market share. Microsoft took out Edge to try to restore the decline. Microsoft also called on companies. Give up IE browser and use Edge instead. But it has been launched for 5 years now, and it seems that it has not regained the lost ground. Data show that as of April this year, the share of the Edge browser in the global browser market is only 3%. The rival Google Chrome has a market share of more than 65%. In addition, with the development of the Internet, people rely more on smartphones when surfing the Internet. Many vertical applications have basically solved people’s daily needs. Although browsers sometimes still have their own unique functions, it is obvious that their functions are gradually being marginalized. Functions such as takeaway, taxi, search, reading, and information can be easily implemented on many people’s mobile phones. Because of this, many people’s browsers have not been opened. Although Microsoft gave up IE, it did not give up the cake of the entire browser world. After the curtain call of the IE browser, Microsoft Edge took the heavy burden, although this new browser could not compete with the powerful Google browser and a variety of cost-effective domestic browsers. After all, the 360 ​​browser, the Firefox browser QQ browser and QQ browser have taken a lot of browser market share, but it is always a new journey and new attempt by Microsoft. All in all, the IE browser that grew up with us has also come to the end of its own era, and will be completely surrendered to others in the near future.

This malicious application is called Mods Minecraft. The app doesn’t function like an ad at all, instead it turns the victim’s smartphone and tablet into an ad-player in an extremely sophisticated way. (Photo: Kaspersky) Accordingly, after the first run, the application will hide its icons from the screen and continuously open the browser to display ads. The app can also play videos from YouTube, access the Google Play app store, and more. Security experts at Kaspersky found that the app opens the browser every two minutes, rendering the device essentially inoperable. use to be. (Photo: Kaspersky) What’s especially worrisome is that it’s hard for users to know what’s going on with their devices, which apps are responsible for the trouble, and how to prevent it. The security experts at Kaspersky informed Google of their findings and the malicious app was quickly removed from the store. Minecraft is one of the best-selling games in the world with about 180 million copies worldwide. (Photo: Mojang) However, removing this app from Google’s app store does not mean the removal of all malware. In the past, developers of this type would simply upload new, slightly modified versions, using different names, from different developer accounts to further trick victims. An example can be mentioned is the VK Music Trojan. This app stole VK user accounts, but despite being reported, the app has survived on the Google Play app store for several years. (Artwork: Unsplash) Kaspersky ran a search for malicious Minecraft Mods-like apps – and found a few. In addition to the malicious application Mods Minecraft, a utility called File Recovery was also found to contain malware in version 1.1. However, that version has since been removed and version 1.1.1 of the app, available on Google Play, is safe.

When the bad reviewer saw that in the announcement on Microsoft’s official website, the IE icon slowly became the Edge icon, and there was a moment of mixed feelings.This browser carries a lot of memories from the 80s and 90s In the end, it will be abandoned by the times. I believe that it is not the fact that the poor friend’s understanding of IE comes from the spit on the Internet. In addition to being teased by netizens over the years, there is really no sense of existence for the IE browser. Netizens at home and abroad, after hearing that Microsoft is about to stop supporting IE browser, shared the feeling that this “legendary rubbish” is also time to say goodbye to us. The boring interface, the single label, the expiration of the certificate, and the crash from time to time, so many shortcomings are actually concentrated in one browser. IE’s departure was both expected and reasonable. This browser, which seems to be “useless” now, is really such a rubbish described by netizens? In fact, I think that IE browser was a well-deserved “king”. And it was the victor of the first Internet war. It defeated the prevailing Netscape browser at the time. In 1993, a browser named Netscape Navigator, in an era when there were only more than 20 million computers in the world, it had a download volume of several million, occupying 90% of the browser market. The success of Netscape made Microsoft panic. After all, the browser is the entrance to the entire Internet. Controlling the browser is equivalent to controlling the entire Internet. In August 1995, Microsoft bought the source code of the entire Netscape for US$2 million, changed the skin, and launched the IE1.0 version of the browser. It felt like a big fight with Netscape. Netscape and IE in just one year after you sing, I appeared on the stage, started crazy updates, and Microsoft decided to put a big move: Decided to bundle IE browser and Windows system for sale. Facts have proved that Microsoft’s move is still very effective. Microsoft’s market share has been increasing. By the time of IE4 in 1997, the market share of IE browser users had reached 80%. By 2003, the market share of IE browser increased to a staggering 95%. It is believed that many post-90s post friends were wearing blue shoe covers in a computer classroom for the first time in their lives, and the browser they opened was IE. And this bundled installation strategy, In fact, it has always had a profound impact on China now. I believe that many friends have encountered a prerequisite when logging in to the intranet systems of banks and schools: only the IE browser is supported. This is actually because most of the computers used by these institutions are installed with Windows XP or Windows 7 systems, and their own browser is IE. And the intranet system of these units, The acceptance criterion is to use the browser that comes with the system , Causing everyone to log in to these sites, they can only open them in the IE browser. . . And from the technical point of view of the time, IE browser also made a lot of remarkable innovations. For example, the CSS template is the earliest web design standard. The IE template unifies the mixed pages of the 90s. Let the webpage have its own standards This achievement is about the same as Qin Shihuang’s unified weights and measures on the same track. And in IE 4.0 version, Microsoft took the lead in adopting the Trident rendering engine, so that the special effect content displayed on the web page can be intercepted and processed by the program. To put it bluntly, the webpage can change in real time , In technology, it was really a scorpion shit in 1997, it’s the only one. So IE browser can monopolize the entire browser market, It’s definitely not accidental. And it is this monopoly position that makes Microsoft feel that there is no rival in the browser market. Therefore, for a long period of time, there were not enough resources invested in optimizing the IE browser, but network technology is developing rapidly, and it is the unchanging truth of any era that backwardness must be eliminated. The first appeared is the problem of network security. Due to the inaction of IE, many security vulnerabilities have been focused on this browser, and then problems such as slow startup and easy freezing have appeared one after another. The most deadly thing is that IE’s Trident typesetting engine has become a broken car that cannot be driven, and IE does not yet support new web development models, so I want my web pages to be more beautiful. Programmers need to write more compatible code specifically for IE. This also makes IE a nightmare for many programmers. At this time in 2009, browsers with better compatibility and security, such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, appeared on the market. And it is the familiar Chrome browser that completely changed the status of IE. It can be said that its appearance is completely on the opposite side of IE. Safe, fast, a web page crash will not endanger the whole body, and it also supports a variety of new web features and standards. The interface of Chrome at that time looks outdated at all. The biggest killer that Google can replace IE is: They open sourced the entire Chrome browser! In Google’s Chromium project, everyone can get all the source code needed to make a browser for free, which is equivalent to Google has already sent a creamy cake to the peers, and peers can choose to add a layer of cream and The fruit is then sold out, or the cream is simply changed to a different shape and delivered to the customer. Although 360, QQ, and UC are domestic browsers, the industry generally does not call them “self-developed browsers” because they (now) are all based on the Chromium project. After learning, Microsoft did not launch IE 8 until 2009, and it has made great progress in compatibility and security, but this is already the last struggle of IE. At this time, IE has become a cross-street mouse that everyone shouts and beats on the Internet. In the 2011 “50 Worst Tech Products in the History of Science and Technology”, the IE browser actually appeared at the 11th place! By 2015, IE’s market share had fallen below 20%, and Microsoft finally decided to abandon this veteran who had been following him for many years since Windows 95. They shattered the IE browser and rebuilt it into a gadget called the Edge browser, with the EdgeHTML engine developed by Microsoft built-in, but at that time Edge did not completely get rid of the shadow of IE. In short: The same is difficult to use. And all kinds of browsers developed with Chromium source code on the market have blossomed, and Microsoft’s Edge browser can only be reduced to a PDF opener. Until December 2018, “Hard” 23 years of Microsoft can not stand the trend of the times , Voted for the enemy camp, decided to give up his EdgeHTML engine and replace it with the fragrant Chromium core. In August 2020, Microsoft officially launched this stable version of Edge browser equipped with Chromium core. In order to show its loyalty to surrender, it also abandoned the classic old image, changed it again, and designed a new logo. A few days ago, Microsoft finally decided to personally send the IE browser for the last time, announcing that it would completely stop supporting IE browser on June 15 this year. Although the bad reviewer usually hacks up the IE browser, he doesn’t say anything, but after knowing that it’s officially leaving us, I still a little bit lamented. After all, this browser carries too much memory for me. But the rules of the Internet have always been like this, and imperfect technologies will always be innovated and eliminated. Even Microsoft is no exception. And what is left in the end is some better technology, and the netizens sighed “Yes, Ye Qingjie”, and there is a memory that can remain in the memory of a generation. Perhaps leaving quietly is its best destination. references [1]Qubit: Microsoft personally covers the IE coffin board: it will be disabled in June next year, slow and unsafe, and it was fined 17 billion yuan for monopoly [2]Bad review: This time, Microsoft and Google have merged. [3]Bad review: how to choose? After all, there are only four browsers that can access the Internet. . . Image source;: Weibo, Baidu picture, bad review “The Wavemaker”

UC Browser is developed by UCWeb, a subsidiary of Alibaba (China). This is one of the most popular mobile browsers in Asia, with over 500 million downloads on Google Play alone. According to security researcher Gabi Cirlig, UC Browser silently sent iPhone users’ browsing data (even with incognito mode enabled) to UCWeb servers (registered in China, but located in the US). ). This is in stark contrast to the company’s previous statement, which does not record a user’s “browsing and search history” when incognito mode is activated. More worryingly, UC Browser also collects IDs (unique identifiers) to track users across various websites. The collection of user data happens on both Android and iOS versions, not sure what UCWeb is doing with all this information? Interested readers can watch the video at: “This kind of tracking is done on purpose,” Cirlig told Forbes. When compared with Google Chrome browser and some other popular browsers, he found there is no browser like UC Browser. UC Browser just rolled out a new update last week, but the company never mentioned monitoring users’ browsing activity. Currently the English version of UC Browser has been removed from the App Store, but the Chinese version still exists, and unlike the English version, it does not send data back to the UCWeb server. Earlier in 2019, the UC Browser version for Android also violated Google Play’s policies.

In its ups and downs, Internet Explorer was once the dominant browser in the world, accounting for 95% of the global market share, causing an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in the early 2000s. Now, Internet Explorer is at the end of its journey. Users around the world, including Vietnamese, have come together to share funny and touching photos that recall an unforgettable time about this world’s most popular browser. The superpower of Internet Explorer is that it comes pre-installed on every Windows computer, thanks to the monopoly of the father of Microsoft. Internet Explorer used to make users obsessed with dozens of toolbars arbitrarily inserted into this browser. To this day, Internet Explorer is still quite popular in Japan. Even the god of death can’t drag Internet Explorer away, because this browser often ‘freezes’ when loading heavy pages. Internet Explorer and Microsoft have since split in two, taking the metaphorical image in Fast & Furious 7 when the producer of this film was forced to part with actor Paul Walker because he died in a car accident. Internet Explorer is also the inspiration for the famous webtoon of the same name that is still being created. During a long time when Internet Explorer was exclusive to the Windows operating system, users often used this browser to download other browsers such as Chrome, Firefox or Opera. Internet Explorer makes users obsessed with slowness and many holes that make even the monsters of the Pixar family scared. The classic Internet Explorer error message window: you have been crashed. Surfing the web with Internet Explorer has never been easy when it’s difficult to fully load a web page. Phuong Nguyen (synthetic)

Microsoft has decided to “death” Internet Explorer in June 2022 The Sean Lyndersay, Microsoft Edge project leader, said that Internet Explorer 11 on some versions of Windows 10 will be discontinued, no longer updated from June 15, 2022 to switch to the newer Microsoft Edge browser. Last year, the web-based Microsoft Teams app stopped supporting Internet Explorer 11. While the Windows 10 Long-Term Update Service (LTSC) still comes pre-installed with Internet Explorer, the versions of Windows 10 for users from next year will no longer support this browser. In addition, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, … on August 17. Launched on August 16, 1995 on Windows operating system, Internet Explorer was once the world’s most popular browser in the 2000s and an iconic product in the technology field. The free version of Internet Explorer 4.0 bundled with the Windows operating system is a move that proves how important it is for the tech giant. Together with the free use of IE 5.0 in 1999 with Windows 98, it made it easier for Microsoft to take market share from Netscape and successfully destroy Netscape Navigator, thereby achieving a monopoly on the internet in the early 2000s. At its peak in 2002, Internet Explorer dominated 95% of the browser market. However, Microsoft failed to innovate Internet Explorer 6 when “abandoning” this browser for 5 years. This tech giant is constantly indifferent to web standards and misses out on many features worth updating. Internet Explorer has also been criticized as one of the “all-time tech wastes. Technology experts also pointed out, Microsoft did not follow the principles set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium – the organization that sets standards for web technology. As a result, Internet Explorer often makes web pages on its browser deviate from Opera and Firefox. At the same time, by the time Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 in 2006, the web browser market was beginning to change. Internet Explorer customers have been looking to more modern browsers in recent times such as Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox… Since then, Internet Explorer is synonymous with bugs, security issues, outdated and lost technology. top position. In recent years, Micorsoft is focusing on developing Microsoft Edge browser duyệt According to browser usage tracking company NetMarketShare, Internet Exploree’s share of the browser market fell below the 50% threshold in 2010 and is now only around 5%. In 2011, Microsoft finally released a modern browser, Internet Explorer 9 as an attempt to revive Internet Explorer, but to this day, the browser still does not support extensions, cannot Works on non-Windows devices and doesn’t sync with other devices by default like all major Chrome and Firefox software. The failure of Internet Explorer set off alarm bells for Microsoft. Over the past decade, Internet usage has shifted from desktop to mobile, where Google and Apple dominate, curtailing the tech giant’s market share. According to analytics company Statscounter, as of April 2021, Google’s Chrome browser accounted for 65% of the market share, while Apple’s Safari ranked second with nearly 19% market share. Third and fourth are Firefox (3.59% market share) and Edge (3.39% market share), respectively. Therefore, the failure of Windows Phone is putting Microsoft at a disadvantage. Although Microsoft has browser applications on both Android and iOS operating systems, most users still have the habit of using the built-in browser on their smartphone. Therefore, even with investment in the continued development of the Microsoft Edge browser, it may still have difficulty competing with rivals Apple and Google.

According to Google, if users turn on the Extra verification feature (additional verification), their personal data will be safer, especially on shared devices (work computers, tablets …). Note, this feature only applies to My Activity item. First, open a browser on your phone or computer and go to https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity, then log in with the corresponding Google account. The section that manages personal activities on Google. Photo: MINH HOANG Next, click on the Manage My Activity Verifications link, and select Request Additional Verification – Save to finish. Enable additional verification for better data protection. Photo: MINH HOANG Once enabled, this feature will ask you to verify your identity before showing activity history. This essentially takes you to Google’s sign-in page, which then asks the user to enter the account password or connect using an Android device (if you’ve set it up before). Overall, this extra feature is quite useful on shared devices. However, if you feel uncomfortable with saving activity history, you can turn off unnecessary items or delete everything in the settings. To do this, go to https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity, log in with the respective account. There will be three sections here: Web & App Activity, Location History, and YouTube Activity History. Delete all previously saved activity history. Photo: MINH HOANG When you click on any item, you can temporarily disable that feature or delete all previously saved data through Activity Management. If you want Google to automatically delete data for each time period, users just need to select Delete automatically, then select the corresponding time period (more than 3 months, more than 18 months or more than 36 months) and follow the steps instructions until complete.

According to AFP news agency, Microsoft said that from June 15, 2022, IE will stop working. Users can switch to using Microsoft Edge – another browser of the company – instead. The announcement comes in the context of IE increasingly losing ground to web browsers of rival companies such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. Microsoft says that Microsoft Edge will replace IE on Windows 10. Websites and applications developed based on the IE browser will continue to run on Microsoft Edge until at least 2029. Microsoft of the US officially announced that it will permanently stop Internet Explorer (IE). Illustration “Microsoft Edge delivers a browsing experience that’s not only faster, more secure, and more modern than IE, but it can also address an important concern: compatibility with older websites and apps. ” – Microsoft pointed out. Emphasizing further, Microsoft Edge program manager Sean Lyndersay said, “We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is Microsoft Edge. The Internet Explorer 11 desktop app will be discontinued and end of support on June 15, 2022 for certain versions of Windows 10.” While Windows 10’s Long Term Service Channel (LTSC) will still include Internet Explorer next year, all consumer versions of the operating system will stop supporting the browser. Microsoft did not specify, but it is likely that Internet Explorer will no longer be bundled with Windows by June of next year or shortly thereafter. For business customers who operate websites and applications that rely on Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge is bringing a feature called IE Mode. Microsoft created IE Mode for Microsoft Edge a few years ago to help businesses using the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser to be able to run older websites. IE Mode supports older ActiveX controls and legacy web pages. What is surprising is that it is still used by many businesses. Microsoft promises to support IE Mode in Microsoft Edge until at least 2029. Microsoft also ended Internet Explorer 11 support for the Microsoft Teams web app last year, and they are planning to cut it off from accessing Microsoft 365 services later this year. Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook,… on August 17. An Duong (Th)

Google Chrome 90 on macOS and Linux does not appear to be affected. Photo: MINH HOANG A Google product expert seems to have identified the problem. “It seems that this issue is related to the User Data folder of the computer, so using Google Chrome (beta) should solve the problem.” However, if you just want to use the stable version of Google Chrome, you can follow these steps to prevent problems. First, close the browser and press the Windows + E key combination to open File Explorer, then paste the %LOCALAPPDATA%GoogleChromeUser Data link in the address bar and press Enter. Next, delete the Local State file, then reopen the Google Chrome browser. If the problem is still not fixed, the user can simply go back to %LOCALAPPDATA%GoogleChromeUser Data, copy everything here to another place, such as the Desktop. Then, rename the User Data folder to any name (different from the old name) and reopen the Google Chrome browser. Currently Google has confirmed the issue, and it will probably be fixed in the near future through a new update.

Illustration. Accordingly, a Microsoft spokesperson shared that software supplier Microsoft will end support for the Internet Explorer (IE) web browser next year, so it will stop providing it to individual users. The announcement comes in the context of IE increasingly losing ground to web browsers of rival companies such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. According to analytics company Statscounter, as of April 2021, Google’s Chrome browser accounted for 65% of the market share, while Apple’s Safari ranked second with nearly 19% market share. Third and fourth are Firefox (3.59% market share) and Edge (3.39% market share), respectively. In the future, Microsoft wants to focus entirely on the Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft said that from June 15, 2022, IE will stop working. Users can switch to using Microsoft Edge – another browser of the company – instead. Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported for Microsoft online services such as Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook,… on August 17th. Earlier, on March 17, 2015, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Edge would replace Internet Explorer as the default browser on their Windows 10 devices. Internet Explorer is an iconic product in the field of technology. Born on August 16, 1995 on Windows operating system, Internet Explorer was once the world’s most popular browser in the 2000s.

WhatsApp will block users who do not accept the new terms after May 15. Photo: WhatsApp After May 15, people who bypass WhatsApp’s new privacy rules will result in that account being restricted from accessing the app and eventually not being able to view the list of chats and calls. voice or video. After a few weeks, that user will be blocked from all resources including sending messages, but the account has not been removed from the system. Within 120 days of receiving the notification and the user stops logging in, that account will be deleted, all data will still be available if the user syncs with Messenger. WhatsApp updated its new policy earlier this year, all users were informed that the service would share data with other Facebook companies. Many users just want their data shared as little as possible, as some reports suggest that WhatsApp is collecting and sharing data related to location, IP address, phone model, operating system, etc. Your operating system, browser, mobile network, ISP, or even information about how you’re texting, calling, groups you’re in, status, profile picture, or the last time the user was online. To use the application, users must accept the new WhatsApp terms. However, the 27 European countries will not be affected by this new policy thanks to a privacy law known as GDPA and users will not have their personal data shared with another 3rd party.

After a while of not updating, Google has added a list of collected data for all products released on the App Store, including the photo storage application Google Photos. Like Gmail, Chrome or Maps, Google Photos collects more data than apps of its kind, including Apple Photos. The data collection list is revealed as Google complies with Apple’s new rule, which requires all apps released on the App Store to list the types of data it collects, such as browsing history or location, including personal information. associated with the user’s identity (financial data, contacts…), serving personalized advertising. This list is called Privacy Label. Zing Summary of article translation by author Zak Doffman on Forbes about Google Photos collecting too much data on the iPhone. Google Photos collects many times more data than Apple Photos Looking at the Google Photos privacy label on the App Store, it’s not surprising that the app collects a lot of data, including seemingly unrelated information such as transaction history, phone numbers. … According to Google, the privacy label shows all the information that can be collected, but what data is actually recorded depends on the feature used. The Google Photos privacy label on the App Store reveals how much more data the browser collects than Apple Photos, which comes pre-installed on the iPhone. Photo: Forbes. “We will collect contact data if you want to share photos with others, or if you want to buy photo books, we will store credit card information, shopping data. They will not be collected if you don’t want to share photos or buy photo books,” explains Google. That’s Google’s description of how their photo-saving apps get contact information or transaction history. The company believes that iCloud is the storage platform behind Apple Photos, while Google Photos has its own storage and some special features. However, history shows that Apple and Google’s approach to privacy are very different. While Apple only collects data, receives revenue from the purchase and use of Apple products, Google’s revenue is largely based on personalized advertising, which appears on the majority of websites you visit on the Internet. . The closer the ad is displayed to the audience, the more money Google will collect based on the click. There are two main sections in the privacy label on the App Store, including “linked data” and “unlinked data”. Developers only use unaffiliated data to improve the service, track usage frequency or the location where it is most enabled. As for the linked data, they can use it to paint a “picture” of your interests and activities on the Internet. Compared to Apple Photos, Google Photos is a more complex application, so users can accept sending a lot of information to Google to use all functions. However, if you look at the Chrome browser, all the collected data is linked to the user’s identity. Finding the basic difference between Chrome and Safari or other browsers is not easy. Millions of Apple product users are using Google Photos, according to Forbes. Photo: 9to5Google. Various ways to get Google’s data Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google once affirmed that “do not use information in applications that mainly store personal data such as Gmail, Drive, Calendar and Photos for advertising purposes”. However, even if Photos doesn’t collect information for advertising purposes, Google’s advertising ecosystem is quite complex, and it doesn’t need to link directly to a person’s specific activity to target an audience. Google argues that Apple has its own advantages when it comes to collecting data from a variety of sources. Meanwhile, Google requires users of Apple and other platforms to create login accounts, which is like creating a repository of information about them similar to the Android platform. When you install Google Photos on your iPhone, you’ll get a notification that says “Google Photos needs to access all your photos” to view, share, and back up photos. However, from a privacy perspective, it’s an “all or nothing” question, users need to accept that data leaves Apple’s control to another company if they want to use the service normally. often. Google also confirmed the collection of EXIF ​​data in each photo. These are parameters related to the time, the exact location at which the photo was taken, including the device and camera settings. “We use EXIF ​​to improve in-app experiences, such as memories (Memories) or photo book recommendations based on recent travel,” Google said. Google also confirmed to collect EXIF ​​data in each image. Photo: Culf of Mac. Finally, your information may serve an advertisement, even if it is not mentioned directly. Facebook has admitted that even without permission to share location on smartphones, it can still collect this information based on EXIF ​​in uploaded photos. Over the past few years, the technology industry has had to pay more attention to customer privacy as many lawmakers become increasingly concerned about the misuse of user data. Google is facing at least three major antitrust lawsuits, including a landmark lawsuit initiated by the US Department of Justice and a complaint from a bipartisan coalition of states. While Google Photos has more features than Apple Photos or some other apps, understand the data trade-offs when you accept it. Everyone has the right to choose what services and data is collected. If you still use Google Photos despite reading the privacy label, that’s your decision. Why doesn’t Google want you to say ‘Go Google’? If Google is so widely used that it no longer defines what it is but is used as a generic term, they could lose the trademark.

The latest version of Chrome – 90.0.4430.212 – is available for Windows, Mac and Linux users. Updates for Android and iOS phones of the browser have also been released. (Image: Shutterstock / XanderSt) Of the 19 vulnerabilities patched in this release, 15 have been reported by 3rd party security researchers, of which 13 are rated high severity and 2 vulnerabilities are rated as medium severity. The parts of Chrome affected by these issues include: Installing apps over the web; offline mode; media feeds; Aura; tab group; notification; V8; autofill; File API; history, reading mode; payment and tab strip. (Photo: Gadgets To Use) As usual, the company will not release details of the bugs that have been patched until the fixes are sent to most users. In its recommendation, Google does not mention that any of these vulnerabilities are exploited in online attacks. However, over the past few months, the Internet search giant has released patches for a number of dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities appearing in the browser. (Photo: MakeUseOf) In March, Google released an urgent fix to address CVE-2021-21193, a dangerous zero-day vulnerability. In April, the company released patches for the CVE-2021-21206 and CVE-2021-21220 (in Chrome 89) and CVE-2021-21224 (Chrome 90) series of vulnerabilities. Back in April, a Chromium vulnerability (in the V8 JavaScript engine) was announced before patches were sent to Chrome and Microsoft Edge users. In the same month, Google also patched another critical bug in V8. (Photo: Lesterman/Shutterstock) Chrome users should install the recently released security update to prevent any possible attacks. To update the Google Chrome browser, click the menu icon (3 dots) in the upper right corner, then select Help > About Chrome (about Chrome). After the update is complete, click Relaunch to restart the browser.

How the fake Google Chrome app infiltrates the phone Specifically, the crook will initially send you an SMS and ask to pay a small fee to receive the parcel. When the user clicks on the attached link, the screen will display a message asking to update the Google Chrome browser (actually fake software) and pay 1-2 USD fee to receive the goods via credit card. use. If you do, the crooks will instantly get your credit card information and take your money. In addition, the malware also uses the device to send about 2,000 phishing SMS messages per week to random phone numbers. According to the researchers, the malware’s propagation speed is relatively fast, able to target hundreds of thousands of users in a short time. How to limit? The researchers recommend that users absolutely do not give out credit card information to strangers. Also only update apps directly through Google Play or the App Store, do not click on suspicious links, even if they are sent by friends or relatives.

Microsoft is about to release news and interests on the Windows 10 taskbar. Photo: Microsoft This new feature will be released to some users in the coming week, and the wider rollout to all users will also be rolled out by Microsoft next month. This feature allows Windows 10 users to quickly access news, sports, traffic and stocks from a variety of sources. The articles that the user has read will be saved and shared if desired. Users can quickly scroll through the weather icon, the latest weather information in their area will be displayed without having to open a browser or launch an application. In addition, the weather display style will be adjusted customized as icons or text icons. The widgets located in the taskbar will always be updated automatically, and you will not need to manually update these information from various sources. A special feature is that in this new utility of Mricrosoft, users can personally reconcile their content, such as choosing the topic to display or choosing reliable sources of information. These are some changes made by Microsoft with the desire to help Windows 10 users find high-quality news content as well as related content easier according to each user’s habits. News or weather always has to be updated quickly and seamlessly, through Windows, Microsoft will bring an experience that helps users spend less time searching. These new utilities will be part of Windows 10 Insider, which will be taking a phased and metered approach to widespread availability in the near future.

SVR’s secure messaging system interface on Tor. Photo: The Record Those with information about imminent threats to Russia can now “tease” Russian intelligence agencies using the Tor browser on the darknet (network of inaccessible websites. from search engine). According to Russia Beyond, the announcement of a new confidential information system and other information related to Russian national security has just been posted on the website of the General Department of Foreign Intelligence (SVR). By clicking on the button “Report information” in the bottom left corner of the main page, users receive specific instructions as follows: “If you are outside Russia and have important information related to An urgent threat to the security of the Russian Federation, you can securely and anonymously share it with us through SVR’s virtual reception system (VRS) over the TOR network ”. The SVR claims the new darknet system will allow notified individuals to securely and anonymously share data and details with local authorities. It also provides a public PGP key as an additional layer of security for encrypting messages sent over the new virtual receiving system (VRS). When a user first visits this website for the purpose of sending information related to Russian national security, they will receive a 5-word code needed to decode the intelligence messages if they wish. contact the recipient of the denunciation

Through the Win32k vulnerability, hackers can gain access to your computer and have full control over the device, however, this requires user interaction. Security researcher Boris Larin at Kaspersky Labs said the vulnerability was exploited by a group of hackers called BITTER APT. Other vulnerabilities such as the Windows NTFS denial of service vulnerability have not been actively exploited. But Microsoft notes that they have been publicly disclosed, meaning everyone knows about them. To limit attack, users should update the operating system as soon as possible by clicking on the Start menu and selecting Settings – Security & Update – Windows Update – Check for Updates. Recently, Google has just released two patches for Chrome browser on the computer, although they do not provide detailed information, both vulnerabilities are labeled “high” and have been exploited by hackers. To update Google Chrome browser, click the three-dot icon in the upper right corner, then select Help – About Google Chrome (about Google Chrome), finally click Relaunch to restart. Browser.

It is common to see that the browsers used by many users are full of advertisements and pop-up windows. I can’t help recommending Firefox browser to everyone. I believe most people have heard of Firefox, but they have never used it.

Great advantages of Firefox browser:

1. No ads, no pop-up windows;

2. There are many extensions supported, almost one of the best.

3. The extension download is very convenient and does not require a ladder (unlike Google Chrome).

4. Fast, stable and safe.

5. Beautiful interface.

6. Firefox Pass saves your favorites and extensions synchronously. Reinstall the system or replace the computer without losing data.

   I have used many browsers, 360 browser, qq browser, cheetah browser, uc browser, Google browser, percent browser, speed browser, ie browser, edge browser… The problem with many browsers lies in the following points:

   1. Lots of advertisements.

   As long as the 360 ​​browser and 2345 browser are installed, a pop-up window that is not suitable for children may pop up when reporting to the boss’s ppt on the computer in the future. There are many advertisements, and the homepage is often forcibly locked. This is one of the factors that most affect the user experience.

   2. Less expansion and inconvenient installation and expansion.

   The most extended browsers are Firefox and Chrome. Nowadays, many browsers are based on the chrome kernel, such as qq browser, cheetah browser, etc. Sometimes a certain extension is introduced on the Internet, and a ladder is required in the chrome browser to enter the extension search interface, and many domestic chrome kernels Many extensions cannot be searched in the application center that comes with the browser, and need to be downloaded separately from the Internet and then installed. But the Firefox browser is different, you can search directly in the software, and the number of extensions does not lose to the chrome browser. The Firefox browser is more correct than the Google browser to establish an extension ecosystem. Almost all foreign extension producers will make extensions for the chrome and Firefox systems. There are almost all extensions in chrome, and you can search and install them directly in the extension center of the software in Firefox.

3. The speed is not fast.

It is recommended that you use the Firefox browser as follows:

1. Log in to Firefox Pass.

   After installing the Firefox browser, log in to the Firefox Pass. If you do not have an account, you will be prompted to register one. The advantage of logging in is that your favorites and extensions will be saved synchronously for you, and will not be lost if you change your computer or reinstall the system in the future.

   

2. Install several required extensions.

   

   Search for container and install the extension shown in Figure 2 below. This extension allows you to log in to the same website with the same browser and use multiple identities. For example, if you have two 163 mailboxes, you can log in at the same time in different tabs in the same browser without serial number.

   

   

   

   Search for adguard in the extension and install the extension as shown in the figure below. Filter all advertisements and potential rogue software.

   

   For example, when you are downloading the software, after installation, the red box is shown in the figure below.

   

   Do not install this extension, the “High Speed ​​Download” button in the picture below is the proven rogue software.

   

   With these two extensions, it will be much easier to use right away. Many other useful extensions are waiting for your exploration. In short, using the Firefox browser is really easy to use.

   Firefox browser organ network:

   http://www.firefox.com.cn

   Please do not search, enter the URL yourself to enter. So as not to search into phishing websites.

   Finally, we recommend our resource official account, one push every day, and you can always wait for the resources you need.

In Chrome browser 89 or earlier, if you enter a URL in the address bar of Chrome, the browser will first ping the HTTP (non-secure) version of the website, and then redirect the user to the HTTPS (secure) version. After installing the latest update of Google Chrome, Chrome 90 will ping the HTTPS version of the website instead of the non-secure protocol.

IT Home is informed that Google Chrome has blocked the downloading of files transmitted via HTTP protocol on HTTPS pages. At present, only the Google Chrome browser automatically loads the URL through HTTPS. It is not clear whether this feature will also land on other Chromium browsers such as Edge.

The following is an introduction to the new features in Chrome 90

AV1 codec

AV1 is an open source codec designed to achieve higher quality video streaming with different form factors and platforms. Firefox already supports AV1, and Google Chrome has also received this feature in the latest update.

In addition to better video quality, AV1 can also reduce data usage, especially on mobile devices (Android and iOS) or when you have a slow Internet connection.

AV1 is not just to improve the quality of streaming media. In theory, this feature can provide better compression efficiency and screen sharing on services such as Discord and Microsoft Teams (Web).

However, the AV1 support in the Chrome browser is not enough to improve the visual quality.The content on the website also needs to use AV1 encoding instead of H.264 or other formats.

Window rename

Google Chrome will get a new window management feature to make it easier to identify multiple browser windows. To access this feature, you need to open the Chrome menu (…), click on “More Tools”, and then select “Rename Window”.

Or you can right-click on the browser window to access this function.

Chrome 90 will remember the name you configured for the window, and they will be restored the next time you open the browser or the browser suddenly crashes.

IT Home is informed that this feature will also come to the 90 version of Microsoft Edge browser.

Other improvements in Chrome 90

• WebXR in-depth API. The Chrome browser will obtain a new API based on the existing WebXR device API to improve the browser experience in AR. Using this API and depth buffer information, Chrome-based applications will better understand the user’s environment.
• The URL protocol setter is being activated to improve standards compliance.
• Performance stacking. For developers, the Chrome browser is getting an optional new coverage, which will use Core Web Vitals and other metrics promoted by Google to highlight the performance of the site.
• safety. The Chrome browser will now block connections to HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP servers on port 554 to mitigate NAT Slipstream 2.0 attacks.

Google said that Chrome browser 90 is being launched and it is likely to be available for download in the next few days.

“The installation of these transformer stations is based on the Hanoi Electricity Development Plan and the actual needs of the people and businesses in the area. Because, after the project paving the way is completed, the number of high-rise buildings on the road surface will increase sharply, leading to an increase in electricity demand, without upgrading the substations, it will not be able to meet the electricity demand during the season. Next summer ”- Mr. Le Dung analyzed.

The location of the transformer station on the sidewalk of Minh Khai street, 3.9 meters from the edge of the house

According to the Deputy Director of Hai Ba Trung Power Company, on the route, there are 7 transformer stations located on the line, up to now, there have been 4 stations with completed construction of underground parts; install the equipment in accordance with the approved positions, in which there is transformer station No. 19.

In the process of choosing the location of these stations, Hai Ba Trung Power has worked and agreed with the ward authorities; District; functional departments of the People’s Committee of Hai Ba Trung district and the unit managing the ring road 2 investment project.

“Ring road 2 is under urgent construction. The technical infrastructure related to the route must also be constructed synchronously to avoid the project being excavated again after completion. Therefore, the power sector has actively implemented the installation of transformer stations, both to ensure the power supply requirements in the coming period as well as synchronize with the Ring Road 2 project “- Mr. Dung said.

However, on April 12, 2021, at the location of the above-mentioned 19 transformer station, Hai Ba Trung Electricity checked and discovered that the transformer station’s cover was covered with a blue nylon canvas.

More seriously, at 9pm on April 14, 2021, when the above-mentioned canvas was removed to continue the construction and installation of equipment and accessories for the station, the construction unit of Hai Ba Trung Electricity had a number of unknown objects obstruct and prevent construction. In order to avoid possible complications, Hai Ba Trung Electricity had to suspend construction.

It is necessary to urgently support the complete construction of the transformer station on Minh Khai street, promptly operate it for the people of the summer of 2021.

According to the plan approved by the Hanoi Electricity Corporation, we will have to complete the construction, energize and put the substation into operation before April 23, 2021 to promptly serve the people in the Summer peak 2021. Therefore, to meet this requirement, we have sent a written request to the People’s Committees of Minh Khai and CAP Minh Khai wards to coordinate and support Hai Ba Trung Electricity in ensuring security and order. , safe for the construction force of the unit “- Mr. Le Dung said.

Regarding the above incident, Mr. Trinh Le Duc, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Minh Khai ward (Hai Ba Trung district) said that the ward has grasped it. However, according to the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Minh Khai ward, up to now, the ward has not received any letter or feedback from the people about the location of the transformer station mentioned above.

“Initial review shows that the installation of transformer stations of the power sector is in accordance with the planning and actual needs of the locality as well as the current regulations. In the process of choosing the location of the station, the power sector has discussed, worked with and agreed with the concerned units and the ward People’s Committee.

Regarding the objects obstructing the construction, we received information from the electricity sector and assigned a comrade Vice Chairman of the ward People’s Committee, urban officials and the ward police force to coordinate and support the application. The developer will complete the energizing construction stage in the coming time, ensuring security and order in the area “- Mr. Trinh Le Duc said.