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Brave pushes the boundaries of privacy by design
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privacy

Brave pushes the boundaries of privacy by design

It’s quite a big step to abandon the big three of Chrome, Edge and Safari for a niche option that doesn’t just tack privacy on top
6 Aug 2022
Apple's block on activity tracking to arrive 'early spring'
A hand holding an iPhone which displays a Facebook app notification requesting permission from users to track their activity across other apps
privacy

Apple's block on activity tracking to arrive 'early spring'

Both Facebook and Google have warned the move would result in lost revenues
28 Jan 2021
Google targets ads with blocker built into Chrome
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Google targets ads with blocker built into Chrome

Rumoured Chrome ad blocker will arrive in 2018, with Google offering tools to help publishers fall into line
2 Jun 2017
Ad blocking holds fast at 22% of Brits
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Ad blocking holds fast at 22% of Brits

Internet Advertising Bureau suggests the number of people using ad blockers has flatlined
24 Feb 2017
Tesco Mobile offers customers discounts in return for ads
Mobile

Tesco Mobile offers customers discounts in return for ads

Customers can opt in by downloading an app and will get additional data to cover that used to serve the ads
10 Jun 2016
Three mobile ad-blocking coming in June
Mobile

Three mobile ad-blocking coming in June

Trial period will see users go ad-free for 24-hours
26 May 2016
Yahoo restricts email access for ad blocker users
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Yahoo restricts email access for ad blocker users

The company made the move in support of advertisers as an experiment
24 Nov 2015