Privacy Matters

Drive-by Trojan Download: CNET Embraces the Dark Side

Posted by on December 13, 2011 at 10:12 am

It appears that the draw of the almighty dollar has pulled CNET to the dark side. CNET is a popular technology news site with a download portal called Download.com where many users go to download software that are free, shareware and open source. The site built a reputation a while back as a dependable location [...]

Privacy: How To Lock Down Google’s Chrome Browser

Posted by on July 8, 2011 at 3:20 pm

Google’s Chrome browser is quickly becoming a favorite of users in the ever competitive Internet browser market mostly because of its perceived speed and clean interface. A lot of the accolades are warranted, but my focus in this write-up is on the area of user data privacy and how the Chrome browser seems to have [...]