December 11 marked the birthday of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer, which Google inexplicably left running nearly 21 years. We say “nearly” because we had this hands-on birthday post written ...

If Google is the Borg, Google Toolbar is the Terminator: just when you think you’ve killed it, it comes right back to murderize the Sarah Connor that is your privacy. What a creepy move. UPDATED, with ...

Ever since all browsers started featuring built-in tabs, search bars, and pop-up blockers, I've questioned the need for any of the toolbars that piggyback onto so many software downloads (Adobe Reader ...

In a report published on Tuesday, Harvard assistant professor and security researcher Benjamin Edelman presented findings about a privacy flaw in the Google Toolbar, Web browser add-on software that ...