22 Apr, 2025

Google Chrome 136 fixes 20-year browser history privacy risk

Google is fixing a long-standing privacy issue that, for years, enabled websites to determine users’ browsing history through the previously visited links. The problem arises from allowing sites to style links as ‘:visited,’ meaning showing them as another color instead of the default blue if a user had previously clicked on them.  The system displays this color […]

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23andMe files for bankruptcy, customers advised to delete DNA data

California-based genetic testing provider 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to sell its assets following years of financial struggles. 23andMe has been providing direct-to-consumer DNA testing services since November 2007 to customers who send a saliva sample and receive a report on their ancestry and genetic predispositions. Since then, 23andMe has sold over […]

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