Microsoft: AV-Test Study that Bing Serves 5x More Malware is Inaccurate
I’d really like to take this explanation seriously, but it’s kind of hard to overlook the fact that Microsoft has a horse in this race … The German IT-Security institute AV-Test published the results...
View ArticleStartpage and Ixquick Search Engines Improve User Privacy Further
When it comes to search engines, the more alternatives that are available, the better … Search engines like DuckDuckGo, Startpage or Ixquick have seen a surge in visitors ever since the PRISM story...
View ArticleYou Can Now Create QR Codes on duckduckgo.com
I already knew that Duckduckgo was an incredibly versatile search engine, with many interesting capabilities … but I didn’t know that you could use the site to create those annoying QR codes that seem...
View ArticleHow Google is Tracking You … and How to Avoid It
This explains why your Facebook page suddenly becomes clogged with ads for vacuum cleaners every time you Google the phrase “vacuum cleaner” … but I’m not quite convinced that there’s very much we can...
View ArticleThe Next Firefox Default Search Engine: Yahoo Search and Others
Hopefully, this move will be helpful to both Mozilla and Yahoo; Yahoo’s share of the search engine market definitely isn’t what it used to be. Google Search has been the default search engine of the...
View ArticleWhy Search Engines are as Bad as Download Sites when it Comes to Freeware
Although a lot of this goes without saying, it’s still good to keep in mind if you don’t want to be plagued with unwanted search bars, useless anti-virus programs and other annoying adware. There are...
View ArticleAsk Toolbar Now Classified as a Threat by Microsoft
In addition to being a notoriously annoying add-on, the Ask toolbar has now achieved security threat status. If you are a tech-savvy user, you have probably helped more than one friend or family member...
View ArticleDuckDuckGo, Startpage and Ixquick Search Engines are Doing Well
Apparently, 2015 was a banner year for some of the lesser-known search engines … The search engines DuckDuckGo, Startpage and Ixquick are doing better than ever according to statistics released by...
View ArticleMicrosoft Enables Settings Protection in Internet Explorer 11
It’s unfortunate that the settings protection feature is only available to Windows 10 users, and it’s also hard to understand why all browsers didn’t add this feature years ago. Microsoft enabled a new...
View ArticleMake any Search Engine the Default on Windows 10
Apparently, the procedure for selecting the default search engine has changed slightly in Windows 10. The following guide describes how you can make any search engine the default when you are running...
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