»Vivaldi datenschutzfreundlich? Nein.
Immer wieder liest man, Vivaldi ist ein europäischer Browser, datenschutzfreundlich und ohne Tracking. Leider sehe ich aber ein massives Problem, gerade, was das potentielle Tracking betrifft.«
— von @hello

Ich kritisiere Vivaldi schon länger was deren Datenschutz angeht und doch wollen mich immer wider Leute von deren "Alternative" vom Gegenteil überzeugen.

✋ https://c0d1.eu/vivaldi-datenschutzfreundlich-nein/

#webbrowsers #vivaldi #datenschutz #web #browser #tracking #privatsphare

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/12/google-chrome-webmcp-early-preview-ai-agents-xcxwbn/

Google Chrome Ships WebMCP, Turning Websites Into AI Agent Tools

#AI #AIAgents #Google #GoogleChrome #WebBrowsers #Web #MachineLearning #Webmcp

Posting from Swb for the first time. Just enabled persistent cookies, so logins will persist across sessions. Some other goodies as of today:

- favicons in tab labels
- loading feedback via a spinner in the tab labels

Lots of other smaller features are underway but not finished. I did some groundwork on vertical tabs this morning, and layed out the classes for history storage.

#swb #vala #WebBrowsers

RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@discontinued/116052032672545432

This is the grandfather of all "read-only" web browsers (remember, the original NeXT-based browser/server allowed remote editing!)… and the reason why people like Mark Andreesen managed to convert a lot of public money (both for the funding of NCSA itself, but also that of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) into private money, converting Mosaic into Netscape.

#WebBrowsers #RetroComputing #NCSAMosaic #nostalgia

I'm encouraged by what the Ladybird team and their non-profit are doing;

https://ladybird.org/

#web #WebBrowsers #Ladybird

(2/2)

Some progress on Simple Web Browser today.
- Forward/Back/Reload implemented
- Control buttons are sensitive only when they do something (ie, forward button is greyed out if you can't go forward)
- Added a shortcut to focus the address bar
- Change text in address bar and window title when changing tabs

https://codeberg.org/jeang3nie/swb

#swb #vala #programming #WebBrowsers

I mentioned a little while back that I was considering starting a new browser project using WebKitGtk. The result, written in Vala, is nearing minimum viability. Right now it's nothing special, just a simple tabbed browser that's missing a lot of features, but the skeleton is good and you already get some goodies that Gnome Web doesn't give you:
- Ability to hide the tab bar
- Ability to hide the address bar and other controls
- When the tab bar is hidden, am overview button appears in the controls like on a mobile browser

Once I have what I consider minimally viable, I'll make the repository on Codeberg public and link to it.

#vala #programming #browsers #webbrowsers

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/06/cve-2026-0391-microsoft-edge-android-ui-spoofing-xcxwbn/

CVE-2026-0391: Edge Android Flaw Enables Spoofing Attacks

#MicrosoftEdge #Security #Cybersecurity #Microsoft #Android #WebBrowsers #Phishing #CredentialTheft #ZeroDayVulnerabilities #Chromium

Google's attempt to DRM the web should fail

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/iHHQ67fqsngmVGTGnCPW5Q

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/05/doj-appeals-google-antitrust-ruling-chrome-divestiture-xcxwbn/

DOJ Appeals Google Antitrust Ruling, Seeks Chrome Divestiture

#Google #Apple #Alphabet #DOJ #Antitrust #GoogleChrome #GoogleSearch #BigTech #Regulation #WebBrowsers #SearchEngines

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/03/firefox-adds-master-ai-kill-switch-with-version-148-xcxwbn/

Firefox Adds Master AI Kill Switch with Version 148

#Mozilla #Firefox #WebBrowsers #AI #Privacy #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI #DataPrivacy

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/03/chrome-extensions-caught-stealing-amazon-affiliate-revenue-a-xcxwbn/

Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Amazon Affiliate Revenue and ChatGPT Tokens

#ChatGPT #Google #GoogleChrome #MicrosoftEdge #Cybersecurity #AI #ChromeExtensions #ChromeWebStore #WebBrowsers #Malware

MakeUseOf: This browser extension gets rid of every cookie pop-up on every site. “There’s a lot of malicious intent and security vulnerabilities that can come from sharing the wrong kinds of cookies. That’s why I use Consent-O-Matic, a browser extension that eliminates me having to deal with any cookie pop-ups that I don’t want to.”

TechCrunch: Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features. “On Monday, Mozilla announced that Firefox will soon let users block all current and future generative AI features. Users will also have the option to block certain AI features in Firefox, while keeping others.”

The Register: Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment. “The centerpiece of the release is a new tab tiling system that allows users to work with multiple pages simultaneously. There are also improvements to email and several quality-of-life tweaks that will please the browser’s fans.”

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/03/youtube-blocks-free-background-play-third-party-browsers-xcxwbn/

YouTube Blocks Free Background Play in Third-Party Browsers

#YouTube #Google #Android #MicrosoftEdge #BigTech #WebBrowsers #Safari #VideoStreaming

Lifehacker: 10 Hacks Every Firefox User Should Know. “There are some features that are turned on by default that I would recommend turning off, and some simple tweaks you can make that will greatly enhance your privacy and security. Here are all the Firefox hacks I use to make my browsing experience better, so you can try them yourself.”

Vivaldi 7.8 ships advanced tab tiling while major browsers chase AI: Vivaldi Technologies released version 7.8 on January 29 with drag-and-drop tab tiling and pinned tab restrictions, rejecting AI assistants while Chrome, Edge integrate AI features. https://ppc.land/vivaldi-7-8-ships-advanced-tab-tiling-while-major-browsers-chase-ai/ #Vivaldi #WebBrowsers #TabTiling #BrowserUpdate #TechNews

Ecosia Browser

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://euroalternative.co/ecosia-browser?utm_source=euroalternative.co&utm_medium=rss