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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 ...

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 ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

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 ...

Yes, Google uses data from its Google Toolbar to improve its search results. But no, Google reasserts, it doesn’t use its toolbar to mine search behavior on other search engines in the way that Bing ...

Google announced today the release of Google Toolbar 7, which brings Google Instant and other features to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Mimicking the functionality found in the Google’s Chrome ...

Ben Edelman uncovered evidence that even if you disable the Google Toolbar, Google may still be tracking your web browsing behavior. Edelman documents how he disabled the Google Toolbar within the ...

An Israeli security firm has discovered a security vulnerability in Google's Internet Explorer toolbar that could allow an attacker to run malicious code on a user's PC, read private files, and carry ...