Mozilla has returned from Microsoft’s headquarters after meeting with the Open Source Director regarding Windows Vista. There were several different things that Mozilla wanted to address especially concerning new security features and restrictions that Microsoft placed in Vista. Here are some of the things that Mozilla had wanted to discuss… + Read More About The [...]
Tag Archives: Security
CookieCuller
Want more control over your cookies? No, I’m not talking about the ones your grandmother loves to shove down your throat – I am talking about the ones that involve your browser. Firefox extension CookieCuller gives you total control over which cookies stay on your computer by letting you protect cookies of your choice while [...]
Revealing Passwords in Firefox
So you think your passwords are all nice and safe inside your browser? Well, you might want to think again. Here is a way to check out all your passwords without any hacking involved. Go to the Firefox “Preferences” click on “Privacy” and then on the “Passwords” tab. Click on the button in the bottom [...]
Understanding the Firefox Symantecs
Symantec had some harsh things to say about Firefox, and now the Mozilla team has decided to speak out and put any rumors out there to rest. The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report came out yesterday. Of all the metrics that they are using, number of vulnerabilities gets top billing. This is possibly because this [...]
Extentions and Security
Over the past few weeks, I have seen more extensions that have “warnings” on them, like this: It does not track webpages you visit. It does not change your browser behaviour, browser homepage or search results. Please see our privacy policy here… Now when I see something like that telling me it isn’t watching me, [...]
Encrypt Web Mail
Want quick and easy encryption for your Web mail? You need to keep an eye on Freenigma! Today, all your e-mails are stored and sent around the planet in plain text. And today you have no control over what happens to your private or business e-mail conversations and you can’t prevent others from reading them. [...]
BlockSite
You should have the power to block any Web sites you want to block, right? The Internet browser is your window into the Online world. It should be your right to filter out what content you do not wish to see. Firefox may not come built in with too many content blocking features, but the [...]
TrackMeNot
With all this talk about your privacy being attacked and people snooping on what you have been searching about, you are bound to feel a little paranoid. You might be watching over your shoulder as you type. You might be turning the lights out before you get Online. How can you protect yourself from being [...]
Eliminate Your Search History
It looks like users of the Greasemonkey extension got one more reason to jump for joy. Thanks to this handy script, you can eliminate the ability for folks to track your searching habits. So to alleviate that at least a little bit, I have written a little Greasemonkey extension that routes the searches you would [...]
