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Website operator pleads guilty to terrorist threats

The founder of several Muslim jihad websites has pleaded guilty to three charges related to making online threats, including threatening the writers of the television show "South Park," the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Google to pay users to track their movements online

Amid widespread concern about its new privacy policies, Google is now facing criticism over an offer to give users Amazon gift certificates if they open their Web movements to the company in a program called Screenwise.

Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page preloads

Google patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17.

Google Chrome will no longer check for revoked SSL certificates online

Google plans to remove online certificate revocation checks from future versions of Chrome, because it considers the process inefficient and slow.

Adobe confirms no Flash for Chrome on Android

Chrome for Android will not run Flash Player, the popular software that Apple has famously banned, Adobe confirmed.

Google accelerates Android browser updates with mobile Chrome

Google's launch Tuesday of Chrome for Android may be a move to accelerate the pace of browser updates, an analyst said.

Adobe sets IE as next target in Flash security work

Adobe next plans to tackle Microsoft's Internet Explorer in its ongoing work to "sandbox" its popular Flash Player within browsers, Adobe's head of security said today.

Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch

Microsoft on Friday wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9, is superior in stopping users from being tracked by online advertisers.

German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser

Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features.

Google's punishment of Chrome drops browser's share, says metrics firm

The browser world turned upside down last month as Internet Explorer's share jumped by its largest-ever increase and Chrome posted its biggest one-month loss, Net Applications said today.

Should I Use the 32- or 64-bit Version of Internet Explorer?

DimplesAkaKaren noticed that Windows came with two versions of Internet Explorer. She asked the Answer Line forum which she should use.

6 Google Chrome remixes worth trying out

Chromium-based spinoffs bring privacy, security, social networking, and other interesting twists to Google's Chrome browser.

The Best Hope for the Future of Firefox

The clock is ticking. Google has extended its revenue agreement with Mozilla for another three years. Last year, 98 percent of Mozilla’s funds were from Google, and without it, development of Firefox would be severely hampered.

10 must-have tools for cloud power users

All it takes is a few simple browser add-ons and other tools to unlock the potential of the Web's most popular services including Gmail, Dropbox and more.

5 Reasons Chrome Should Be Your Work Browser

Web tracker StatCounter says that for the first time, usage of Google's Chrome Web browser has surpassed Firefox to become the second most popular browser, behind Microsoft[<a

How to Quit Flash: A Three-Step Program

Adobe made headlines last week by saying it would discontinue development on its mobile Flash Player after the upcoming 11.1 release. This week, "Occupy Flash", a campaign by anonymous developers, is calling on users to uninstall the Adobe Flash plugin.

A Potential Fix for the Outlook 'General Failure' Error

Back in July I promised to help track down a solution to the "General failure" error that appears in Outlook when you click a link embedded in an e-mail. Judging from the number of pleas for help I continue to get from readers, this problem hasn't gone away. And it appears to affect users of all browsers, not just Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Which Browser Has Your Back? That Would Be Firefox

Hard on the heels of recent reports that Google's Chrome browser may overtake Firefox by year's end, Mozilla on Monday released its annual “State of Mozilla” report including rosy financial results and a discussion of its efforts moving forward.

Dropping Safari for Chrome

I have long been a Safari devotee. But since the introduction of Lion -- or more accurately the introduction of Safari 5.1 -- Apple's Web browser quickly fell out of favor with me. Because of a few under-the-hood changes to how Safari does its thing, I've ended up abandoning the browser in favor of Google's Chrome -- an app I once said couldn't serve as my default browser. Times have changed: Safari's now absent from my Dock, and Chrome has claimed its spot.

Internet privacy: Cookies as a weapon

In November 2009 the European Parliament approved a directive on Internet privacy that, among other things, required user opt-in before websites could install cookies on the user's computer.