Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
eupolicy.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
This Mastodon server is a friendly and respectful discussion space for people working in areas related to EU policy. When you request to create an account, please tell us something about you.

Administered by:

Server stats:

223
active users

eupolicy.social: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.4.1

#browsers

5 posts5 participants0 posts today
DennisL<p>Can browser choice help digital sustainability?<br><a href="https://www.wholegraindigital.com/blog/can-browser-choice-help-digital-sustainability/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wholegraindigital.com/blog/can</span><span class="invisible">-browser-choice-help-digital-sustainability/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
Jake in the desert<p>'Firefox is fine. The people running it are not'<br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/firefox_isnt_dead" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/07/08/fir</span><span class="invisible">efox_isnt_dead</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Extensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extensions</span></a> Turn Nearly 1 Million <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> Into Website-Scraping <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bots</span></a> - Slashdot <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/scraping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scraping</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hijack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hijack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/2257245/browser-extensions-turn-nearly-1-million-browsers-into-website-scraping-bots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/</span><span class="invisible">09/2257245/browser-extensions-turn-nearly-1-million-browsers-into-website-scraping-bots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a></p>
Scott Wilson<p>Physics has yet to define the speed at which I yelled “no” after reading this article. </p><p>“OpenAI is prepping an AI-powered browser to take on Chrome”</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bgr.com/tech/openai-will-take-on-chrome-with-a-new-ai-powered-browser/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bgr.com/tech/openai-will-take-</span><span class="invisible">on-chrome-with-a-new-ai-powered-browser/</span></a></p>
KB Sez<p>BROWSER EXTENSIONS TURN NEARLY 1 MILLION BROWSERS INTO WEBSITE-SCRAPING BOTS</p><p>Extensions load unknown sites into invisible Windows. What could go wrong?</p><p>The 245 extensions, available for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, have racked up nearly 909,000 downloads, The common thread among all of them: They incorporate MellowTel-js, an open source JavaScript library that allows developers to monetize their extensions</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trojans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trojans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/browser-extensions-turn-nearly-1-million-browsers-into-website-scraping-bots/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/browser-extensions-turn-nearly-1-million-browsers-into-website-scraping-bots/</span></a></p>
Talya (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️✡️<p><a href="https://433.world/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a> now automatically turns all links shared from it to Google tracking links.<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1lg508s/shared_links_now_say_sharegoogle_instead_of/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1</span><span class="invisible">lg508s/shared_links_now_say_sharegoogle_instead_of/</span></a><br>(alternative frontend: <a href="https://safereddit.com/r/chrome/comments/1lg508s/shared_links_now_say_sharegoogle_instead_of/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">safereddit.com/r/chrome/commen</span><span class="invisible">ts/1lg508s/shared_links_now_say_sharegoogle_instead_of/</span></a>)<br>delete this malware already.</p><p><a href="https://433.world/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://433.world/tags/GoogleChrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleChrome</span></a> <a href="https://433.world/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a></p>
Verđandi K. Soldusty<p>DuckDuckGo is DuckDuckGone.<br>👋🖕Bye Felicia. <br>See, this is what happens when you keep setting the AI &amp; Search Assistant to ON whenever I open up my browser on a new day. <br>Let's see if Mojeek is any good as a search engine. I'm open to suggestions as it's always good to have options to explore. </p><p>Now, just need a new browser app for my phone. Any suggestions? Preferably without AI or at least something that honours user settings.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SearchEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearchEngines</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/EpicTechFails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpicTechFails</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a></p>
Okuna<p>All <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> currently available are associated with <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>. All the <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Chromium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chromium</span></a> Browsers are naturally associated with Google. All the other browsers like <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Safari</span></a> or <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> are financed to some extent by Google. Safari 20 Billion, because Google wants to be the premier search engine. Firefox, because they need it.<br>I will support Ladybird and cant Wait to use the first version.</p>
xaddict ✨<p>System colors are still badly implemented in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a> in most <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> other than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> on macOS.<br>AccentColor and AccentColorText are MISSING in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opera</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Edge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edge</span></a> (Blink-based) but ARE (wrongly) implemented in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a> (Blink-based).<br>SelectedItem and SelectedItemText are implemented correctly (Edge,Opera,Chrome) under color-scheme: light, but not under color-scheme: dark, falling back to Chrome's AccentColor tint.<br>ActiveText is red in Firefox, Chrome and Edge, but blueish (like LinkText) in Opera.</p>
Rachel Wright<p>I have already said the next computer won't be running anything MicroSoft, but I'd like to stop using the Edge browser. I'm sure someone's already asked this, but what browsers can anyone recommend for an elderly Windows laptop?</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a></p>
Yavo<p>Not a bad time to check your emails with HaveIbeenPwned.com and update your passwords or add two-factor authentication.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/passwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passwords</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GoogleChrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleChrome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chrome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/yahoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yahoo</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FacebookProfile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacebookProfile</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1w6TigoGA0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=w1w6TigoGA</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>
Lobsters<p>Firefox 140 Released With "Unload Tab", CSS Custom Highlighting API <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/gqhd8m" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lobste.rs/s/gqhd8m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a><br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Roy Charles<p><a href="https://itsfoss.com/ai-browsers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">itsfoss.com/ai-browsers/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>🔒 Curious about the best privacy-focused browsers in 2025? I just dropped a translation of a comprehensive comparison guide! Full credit to the original author. From Brave to IronFox, find out which browser suits your needs and keeps your data safe. 🛡️🌐</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://nemozone.writeas.com/secure-and-privacy-friendly-browsers-a-comprehensive-comparison-guide" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nemozone.writeas.com/secure-an</span><span class="invisible">d-privacy-friendly-browsers-a-comprehensive-comparison-guide</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechTips</span></a></p>
Surf<p>Catch all the latest Vivaldi Browser news and updates in this custom Surf feed by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@tchambers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tchambers</span></a></span>. From feature launches to insider tips, everything you need to stay ahead is right here. </p><p><a href="https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jww0cx8c923g9qf6pyja5e20" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom</span><span class="invisible">%2F01jww0cx8c923g9qf6pyja5e20</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SurfFeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurfFeeds</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SurfSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurfSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/VivaldiBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VivaldiBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>2 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CertificateAuthorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CertificateAuthorities</span></a> booted from the good graces of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> says its Chrome browser will stop trusting certificates from two certificate authorities after “patterns of concerning behavior observed over the past year” diminished trust in their reliability.</p><p>The 2 orgs, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> -based <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChunghwaTelecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChunghwaTelecom</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a> -based <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Netlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netlock</span></a> , are among the hundreds of cert auth trusted by Chrome &amp; most other <a href="https://mas.to/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> to provide digital certificates that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/encrypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encrypt</span></a> traffic</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/chrome-boots-2-certificate-authorities-citing-a-lack-of-trust-and-confidence/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">06/chrome-boots-2-certificate-authorities-citing-a-lack-of-trust-and-confidence/</span></a></p>
Naty<p>I've stopped using Firefox since the drama a while back... Using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ZenBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBrowser</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreWolf</span></a> mainly on macOS and on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ironfox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ironfox</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Cromite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cromite</span></a> (as an alt browser). But I'm having quite a lot of website functionality problems when using Ironfox. Can't create accounts, forms not working, can't use <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webauthn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webauthn</span></a>, pages not loading correctly, checkouts or shopping sites broken, etc. I guess I need to have <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> still installed... It's annoying. What's your workaround? <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/androidbrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>androidbrowser</span></a></p>
Gonçalo Valério<p>"Disclosure: Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android"</p><p>or </p><p>Meta and Yandex "native Android apps receive browsers' metadata, cookies and commands from the Meta Pixel and Yandex Metrica scripts embedded on thousands of web sites."</p><p><a href="https://localmess.github.io/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">localmess.github.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://s.ovalerio.net/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://s.ovalerio.net/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://s.ovalerio.net/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a> <a href="https://s.ovalerio.net/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Games at Work dot biz<p>e516 with Michael and Michael - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prompts</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ModelCollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModelCollapse</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> along with a teeny tiny <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PicoMacNano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicoMacNano</span></a> and so much more.</p><p><a href="https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/06/02/e516-model-behavior/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamesatwork.biz/2025/06/02/e51</span><span class="invisible">6-model-behavior/</span></a></p>
Michael Martine<p>e516 with Michael and Michael - <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/prompts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prompts</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browsers</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ModelCollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModelCollapse</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> along with a teeny tiny <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PicoMacNano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicoMacNano</span></a> and so much more.</p><p><a href="https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/06/02/e516-model-behavior/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamesatwork.biz/2025/06/02/e51</span><span class="invisible">6-model-behavior/</span></a></p>
TrendingLive feeds
About