Members of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) have raised concerns over the amount of data collected by apps and websites with 67 per cent apps and sites collecting personal information of…
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Google to downrank sites that show annoying interstitial app install ads
In an attempt to make web more user-friendly for mobile users, Google will soon begin to take down on mobile websites that use interstitial app install ads. The search giant said it…
Blue Coat reveals web’s shadiest of neighbourhoods
Websites are one of the main entryway for malware to infect your system and in a bid to reveal which all top-level domains could spell a disaster if you visit them, Blue…
App ‘Pager’ will turn your Facebook page into a traditional website in no time
A new app has been developed which aims to help small start ups to expand their online presence by turning their Facebook page into a traditional website within minutes. The app dubbed…
Malware hijacks router DNS to inject ads, pornographic content into websites
Use of malware to hijack router DNS and then subsequently inject ads and pornographic content onto all websites a user is surfing isn’t a new kind of hack, but hijacking routers using…
China shutters 65 dating and match-making websites for spreading obscene content
China’s internet regulator has banned 65 dating and other match-making websites for spreading obscene content and allowing registration with false names, the country’s Xinhua state news agency reported on Tuesday. According to…
Tim Berners-Lee: Internet has grown huge to include over 1 billion websites
Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the World Wide Web: Recently passed a billion websites by their count.