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Examining Current Trends in Browser Security and User Privacy Practices

Jul 07, 2008 •

Bill Locke

1 min read

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security assessment browser security user behavior update management privacy habits

Many users are undoubtedly not updating their browsers as quickly as they should, but you can't conclude any specifics about that from the recent study of Google logs. The researchers who published a large study of Web browser security this week had a great idea and excellent data to work with. Too bad they overreached with their conclusions. A lot more is being made of this paper than is warranted. What do you think is the most secure browser? This article looks at a study that tries to answer this question.

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