Browsing online can be an infuriating (and at times impossible) experience, thanks to ads. They're visually intrusive and slow websites down—and in some cases, "malvertising" inserts malicious code ...

After Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG GOOGL Google turned up the pressure on users blocking YouTube advertisements, one developer devised an ingenious workaround – using the now-obsolete Windows Phone. What ...

In a nutshell: The User-Agent is a string of text in the HTTP header designed to identify what browser, device, and operating system the netizen is using to visit a website. Someone discovered that by ...

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 ...

Comet browser has its own ad blocker powered by Adblock Rust, the open-source engine developed by Brave, which keeps ads and ...