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Brave pushes the boundaries of privacy by design
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'
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
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
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
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
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
Yahoo restricts email access for ad blocker users
The company made the move in support of advertisers as an experiment
24 Nov 2015