Surfshark study probes data hunger of web browsers – Computerworld

• Surfshark study probes data hunger of web browsers
  A new survey by VPN provider Surfshark has found that Chrome collects the most information from users’ phones, while “TOR stands out as the most privacy-centric browser by collecting no data at all.” The two were among 10 that researchers analyzed, after using AppMagic, a market intelligence tool, to select the most popular browser apps […]
• It’s in the national interest for Apple to design its own silicon
  In a surprise to nobody, Apple is developing even more processors for use in its devices. It makes total sense. In case you hadn’t noticed, silicon is becoming a national and international strategic priority to governments everywhere that have identified, correctly, that computer chips are as essential as energy if you want to enter a new age […]
• Where Apple falls short for enterprise IT
  Apple now slots well into corporate life because it made a conscious and concerted effort years ago to ensure its products were enterprise friendly. By and large, the effort has been extremely successful. But that doesn’t mean the company always hits the mark — and sometimes it doesn’t even seem to be aiming at the mark.  In […]
• Perplexity AI’s quiet coup
  “Just Google it.” That’s how most people found information they were interested in for more than a quarter-century.  All that is changing now. Today, the main reason fewer people are “Googling it” is that users are turning to AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Jasper, Chatsonic, HuggingChat, Socratic, Grok, DeepSeek, IBM watsonx Assistant, Pi, and Character […]
• Microsoft OneDrive move may facilitate accidental sensitive file exfiltration
  Microsoft’s upcoming OneDrive sync change will give enterprise users an easy way to sync both their personal and corporate OneDrive accounts on business devices. But cybersecurity officials do not want to make syncing easier, as it can create lots of security and IT headaches. The rollout was originally scheduled for this weekend (May 11), but […]