There are a variety of ad-blocking tools for Windows out there, some of which are general-purpose, while others are narrowly ...

The days of uBlock Origin are numbered, at least on Chromium browsers. Earlier this week, reports emerged that uBlock Origin ...

The Brave web browser and the ad-blocker AdGuard have both announced that they are blocking Microsoft Recall by default. For the uninitiated, Recall is an AI-powered tool that accompanies Windows 11 ...

Google's changing the ways ad blockers work on Chrome, but there are ways to get around it. Google first made its intentions for ad blockers clear back in 2019, when it discussed how the extensions ...

Extension support adds useful extra features to the browsers that are unavailable by default. Mainstream browsers like Google Chrome, which dominates the market, do not support extensions on mobile.

Microsoft this week announced that its scareware blocker, which aims to identify potential scam sites and messages, is now in public preview. The feature, which was first announced in November at ...

The internet is a nosy place. In this series, Lifehacker explains how to protect one of the most important aspects of modern life: your privacy. The average website seems to have more ads than content ...