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

https://ladybird.org/

#web #WebBrowsers #Ladybird

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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

"Help fight internet censorship whilst you browse the internet" -- a blog post by me, Matt, coxy, yes me, Matt, coxy.

https://coxy.co/5468/help-fight-internet-censorship-whilst-you-browse-the-internet-snowflake-addon-extension/

#Snowflake #Internet #TheTorProject #TorProject #WebBrowsers #InternetCensorship #NewBlogPost

Since I started working on getting my freelance work going again, I realized that I would have a need for a notes app that works well on Linux. Then I remembered that @Vivaldi has a notes app built in. I've been using the Notes app for a week or so and it's brilliant! I used it for a while a few years ago but then stopped using a notes app for some reason or another. Give Vivaldi's a try. I think you'll really like it.

And yes, I know that Vivaldi isn't 100% Open Source. And yes, I know that it's built with Blink. Please stop telling me this. It's not Chrome or Chromium. I understand why this worries some people but you should really be talking to Mozilla about this and tell them to stop shoving AI into everything.

#vivaldi #webbrowsers

The Register: Just the Browser claims to tame the bloat without forking. “Just the Browser is a new project by developer Corbin Davenport. It aims to fight the rising tide of undesirable browser features such as telemetry, LLM bot features billed as AI, and sponsored content by a clever lateral move. It uses the enterprise management features built into the leading browsers to turn these things […]