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• Safari now blocks all but latest version of Flash plugin

  04.03.2013

  With all the Flash Player and Java zero-day vulnerabilities lately getting exploited in attacks, browser vendors are trying to come up with solutions to protect their users without antagonizing them with lengthy hoop-jumping.

• Apple fixes 83 vulnerabilities in Safari

  13.03.2012

  Apple issued a patch for Safari, fixing 83 vulnerabilities, 72 of which were rated critical.

• Secret ad code allows Google to bypass Safari's "no tracking" settings

  17.02.2012

  Once again, Google has been caught doing something that it shouldn't be doing: using code in their ads to intentionally bypass the privacy settings of Safari users in order to track their browsing behavior.

• Apple Safari 5.1 increases security

  21.07.2011

  Safari 5.1 includes improvements to performance, stability, and security.

• Next Safari version will include do-not-track tool

  14.04.2011

  Safari is the latest of the top four most popular browsers to receive a do-not-track privacy tool.

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