A recent leak of private Facebook messages, primarily in Europe, should remind consumers to be cautious when downloading and using web browser extensions, security experts say. That’s because Facebook ...

Seven years ago, 13-year-old Lauren Nelson and a few friends entered an Internet chat room during a sleepover. Within a week, an online predator was e-mailing one of them lurid photos. "We were ...

If I were a betting woman, I’d guess you use Google Chrome. It’s far and away the world’s most popular browser. It’s not my pick if you’re looking for the most privacy. Scan my list of browsers ranked ...

Editor's note: Microsoft has reached out to us regarding the story below and has issued the following update: "We have removed all the extensions identified as malicious on Edge Add-on store. When we ...

One of the problems with the iPhone and iPad is that the Safari browser doesn't offer the ability to lock the browser down so that youngsters using the devices are protected from some of the shady, ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Norton started as an antivirus company in 1982 and has since ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. A recent leak of private Facebook messages, primarily in Europe, should remind consumers to be cautious when downloading ...

When you access a website on the internet, you generally use a tool called a browser (MS Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, etc.). These browsers use extensions, which is a small software module for ...

What would we do without the web browser? For most of us, it’s our gateway to the digital world. But browsers are such a familiar tool today that we’re in danger of giving them a free ride. In fact, ...