Firefox 3.0.8 is a high-priority firedrill security update to Firefox 3.0.x. Due to the pwn2own bug that Nils discovered at CanSecWest 2009 and the XSLT vulnerability recently made public by Guido Landi (www.securityfocus.com/bid/34235) are both critical issues that can result in malicious code execution.

These issues can be exploited by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web page hosting the exploit code. The pwn2own bug can be mitigated by disabling JavaScript.

Versions prior to the following are vulnerable:

• Firefox 3.0.8
• SeaMonkey 1.1.16

Concequently, if you haven’t updated Firefox yet do so immediately. You can download FF 3.0.8 here, and read more about what else is new here.

Google Latitude is a feature in Google Maps for mobile and iGoogle that allows you to share your location with your friends. With Latitude, you can control how much you share about your location and who gets to see it.

The following video shows you tips on how to adjust your privacy settings in Latitude:

More information about Google Latitude is found here.

Google announced yesterday that with their 15th release they’re taking off the “beta” label! So after just 100 days of beta testing you can now download the first official release.

If you’re wondering whether or not Chrome is the right browser for you then take a look at the video’s showing off the features and possibilities. I’m sticking with FF for now but I’d love to hear what you all think…

Anyway – happy surfing! A little competition has never been a bad thing

Pirates with “clever” Firefox add-on.

Amazon,com is the biggest online Internet shop and not without a reason. It has the biggest collection of books, music, movies, games and anything else you might consider buying.

Redirects you to Pirate Bay
Some bright heads have recently started Pirates Of the Amazon (if it’s slow/down you can get a copy of the xpi-file you need here) – a Firefox add-on that let you “shop” non-physical merchandises on Amazon without paying a dime.

The add-on will instead redirect you to Pirate Bay where you can grab the merchandise totally free and off course totally illegal.

Works with most
The system works for games, e-books, music and movies and anything else sold in a digital format that can (will) be published online and made available for download both legally and illegally.

Amazon and the rest of the industry will probably not be too happy about this, but there’s probably not much they can do other than complaining as neither lawyers nor The White House have gotten anywhere trying to shut the Pirate Bay down.

Source: Torrentfreak.com

When it comes to the Internet, we’re creatures of habit – Google for search, Hotmail/Gmail for email, Twitter/Facebook to stay in touch and maybe the BBC’s website for news.

This means that we only take advantage of a handful of sites in our daily routine browsing. However, TechRadar has put together a great list of 50 very interesting and useful websites that most certainly will expand your list of bookmarks and probably ease many of your daily tasks.

Continue reading “50 websites you’ll wonder how you lived without” to learn more.