Web Browsers - Ctrl blog (Page 7)

A dialog box promting you to “try the new Safari” shown within a no-parking/forbidden sign.

MacOS

Get rid of the annoying Safari notification ads in MacOS

Apple wants you to use Safari real bad and send aggressive marketing notifications if you’re using a third-party web browser.

A screenshot of a dialog asking “Do you want to change your web browser to ‘Safari’ or keep using ‘Opera’?”

MacOS

New default browser setting protection in MacOS

Apple knows malicious software will try to change your default web browser. However, do the new settings-preserving protections go too far?

Web Analytics

IE11 Preloading-feature sends browsing history to Microsoft

The new Preloading feature in Internet Explorer 11 is designed to speed up your web browsing. It also transmits a lot of information to Microsoft.

Open Standards

Become a search provider in Safari Quick Website Search

Here’s how to make your website appear as a suggested search provider in Safari’s new Quick Website Search feature.

MacOS

Apple pushes to decentralize search engines in Safari

Safari 8 wants you to use more than one search engine. Its address field auto-discovers and installs OpenSearch providers to get you where you’re going quicker.

Linux

Opera returns to Linux desktops

Opera re-releases new builds for Linux desktop users after dropping support for one year during the Presto–Chromium transition.

A dialog asking “Would you like to set Safari as your default web browser?”

MacOS

Mac’s “Default Browser Helper” plug-in is injected into web browsers

MacOS has a weird default browser plug-in that loads itself into all web browsers. Apple uses the plugin to monitor what web browsers people are using.

Privacy

Location sharing policies and private browsing

I investigated how web browsers treat your configures location sharing permissions and policies in private browsing mode.