Mike Flacy reports: In an attempt to sell advertising space in a user’s new tab page within the Firefox browser, Mozilla is launching a new platform called “Suggested Tiles” specifically for advertisers. Similar to Google using your Web search history to load related advertisements within Google Adsense placements, Mozilla will look through your visited sites within Firefox to suggest…
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UK pornography industry proposes user ID checks for adult websites
Damien Gayle reports: Britons may soon face identity checks to access adult material on the internet, according to discussions between Whitehall and the private sector. A scheme proposed by the pornography industry would see adult sites verifying visitors’ identity with organisations such as banks, credit reference agencies or even the NHS. Read more on The…
UC Browser found to leak data such as location, search details: Research group
Reuters reports: A popular mobile web browser from a company that Alibaba paid more than $1 billion for last year leaks sensitive user data and is a privacy risk, a Canadian technology research group said on Thursday. Citizen Lab said Chinese and English-language versions of UC Browser, developed by UCWeb Inc, made easily available to…
iiNet to offer free legal advice to customers accused of illegally downloading Dallas Buyers Club
Lucy-Mae Beers, Lillian Radulova, and Emily Crane report: After fronting up to the Federal Court, iiNet along with other Internet Service Providers, will offer free legal advice to any customers who illegally downloaded the film Dallas Buyers Club. The Federal Court ruled in April that Australian internet companies, including iiNet and other ISPs, should hand…