Mozilla has told developers not to fret – it won’t follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.

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When is a security update not a security update? When it’s patching flaws in a version of an OS nobody beyond developers is yet running.

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He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release.

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Episode 7 of the Naked Security podcast is available now!

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What should be a private key used to vouch for the ‘Free Basics by Facebook’ app was used to sign unrelated apps.

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QR codes have been around since 1994, but their creator is worried. They need a security update, he says.

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It’s a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC’s reported fine would be worth about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue.

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The tense stand-off between privacy campaigners and the popular mobile payment app Venmo has taken another turn for the worse.

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A sophisticated and sustained watering hole attack affecting iPhones may have targeted Windows and Android too.

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Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.

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