Web Scraping Legalized and Chrome Zero‑Day Patched: Key Tech Updates
Recent developments include a US appellate court affirming that publicly accessible web data can be scraped legally, Google releasing an emergency Chrome 100.0.4896.127 patch for the critical CVE‑2022‑1364 V8 type‑confusion flaw, DB‑Engines’ latest database popularity rankings highlighting Redis’s rise, and Mullvad’s Firefox‑only privacy extension becoming open‑source.
US appellate court reaffirms web scraping is legal
According to a recent ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, extracting publicly accessible data from the internet is lawful and does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a welcome decision for archivists, scholars, researchers, and journalists.
Google releases emergency update, fixes Chrome 0‑day vulnerability
Google has issued a patch for Chrome 100.0.4896.127 on Windows, macOS, and Linux to address the high‑severity CVE‑2022‑1364 vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine, a type‑confusion flaw that can lead to out‑of‑bounds memory access and arbitrary code execution.
The update contains two security fixes and will be rolled out automatically via forced updates when the browser is restarted, marking Google’s third emergency release this year.
Latest database rankings: three giants dominate, Redis climbs
DB‑Engines’ monthly popularity ranking shows Oracle, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server retaining the top three spots with significant score gains, while Redis, Microsoft Access, MariaDB, and Snowflake also saw notable increases. Redis’s position rose by one rank.
Rankings are based on a composite analysis of search engine query volume, Google Trends, job postings, LinkedIn activity, and Stack Overflow discussions, and are updated monthly.
Firefox exclusivity ends: Mullvad Privacy Companion goes open source
Mullvad Privacy Companion, a Firefox‑only extension focused on protecting user privacy, has been officially open‑sourced with its code now hosted on GitHub.
Free and open source
Centralized settings to enhance privacy and anonymity
Quick installation of recommended privacy extensions
WebRTC IP‑leak protection
SOCKS5 proxy support
Future feature roadmap
Although currently limited to Firefox, the developers are adapting the code for Chromium‑based browsers, aiming to end the Firefox‑only situation.
The extension is still in testing; the team is fixing bugs and adding features. Users can report issues via email to [email protected].
Download the extension at https://mullvad.net/download/firefox and view the source code at https://github.com/mullvad/browser-extension.
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