Microsoft Is Retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years that has largely been abandoned as people use competitors such as Google’s Chrome or Apple’s Safari. “We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge,” the company said[Read More]
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Google Cookies Obsolete
Google is planning to “render obsolete” a key tool advertisers use to track people around the web, increasing user privacy but also disrupting the marketers and publishers who rely on the search giant’s ad products. Over the next two years the company intends to stop supporting third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, Google said in[Read More]
15 Ways to Search Google 96% of People Don’t Know About
Here’s a list of the most effective ways for searching Google to help you find anything in just a couple of clicks. Try these 15 simple methods to search Google for the information! Either this or that 1:07 Searching using synonyms 1:57 Searching within websites 2:40 The power of the asterisk 3:21 When lots of[Read More]
Your connection is not private: google.com
It does make me laugh when I get a SSL message from Google (Chrome) about Google SSL. Your connection is not private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from www.google.com (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID Help improve Safe Browsing by sending some system information and page content to Google. Privacy[Read More]
AVG Warning: URL: Phishing
As you can see by the screenshot, AVG is reporting a threat on this website. Erm, AVG is saying that a .jpg file is the threat: https://www.googleeyed.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/security-warn2.jpg Possibility? zero Is AVG being over zealous? We think so. Here is the offending graphic
Back To Firefox, we go!
Now this may appear an odd post on a website about Google products, but we wish to be open and transparent. I moved to Chrome back in 2016 when Firefox began throwing up too many bugs and issues. But wow, here in 2018 I learn that the new Firefox is much improved and capable of[Read More]
Chrome: Your connection is not private
The problem with Google Chrome security warnings: it blocks perfectly good websites. I understand it’s early days (May 2018) but it is still presenting warnings on it’s own web sites, so what chance do non-Google websites stand? Here is the offending message when I attempted to visit: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin Your connection is not private Attackers might be[Read More]
Browser: Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a fast, secure, and free web browser, built for the modern web. Give it a try on your desktop today. Google Chrome is a fast, simple and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Continue your browsing experience from desktop to phone on Chrome. Designed to keep you safe · Type less with Autofill · One browser, all devices[Read More]
Firefox: Security Warnings
The security warnings just get more comical. Just when I thought this was restricted to Chrome, along comes it’s mate Firefox. Page address: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html Your connection is not secure The owner of www.google.com has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website. This site uses HTTP[Read More]