Over the years, browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox have worked harder and harder to block shady websites from users. We get warnings about insecure and dangerous URLs. But, oddly enough, these ...

Updates, notifications, messages, all come at us in a constant stream. While many of these digital nudges are welcome, some are not. In particular, notification spam can be a nuisance, misleading, and ...

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Microsoft said it has been taking drastic actions against websites that send spammy notifications out to users. Edge now bans some sites from sending notifications and silences other websites.

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PCWorld explains how enabling HTTPS-only mode in browsers protects against online threats by preventing access to insecure HTTP sites that pose security risks. This browser setting matters for ...