So we’ve released Spybot Identity Monitor 5.1 and Spybot Anti-Beacon 5.1 as planed, and Spybot Secure Shredder 5.1 is about to come as well, but that was easy, since everything was prepared last week. We also started using the WhatsApp channel we set up last year and will integrate it into our announcements workflow.
But most importantly, we did some work leading to a new Spybot Search & Destroy release – this week, we re-invented the web filter that is part of the Spybot 2 series in the form of a new browser plugin. Thanks to Firefox and Chrome both supporting the Web Extensions API, we were able to create something that supports both browsers (and a wide range of their variants). We’ve started using data from Spybot Anti-Beacon to block telemetry from within the browser, and also included data we initially prepared for BrowsAlyzer to cut off common tracking parameters from URLs. We’ll also add some basic support for ad blocking lists. You might see a pre-release version soon!
Our new Volunteer program also showed the first volunteers, for translations to Portuguese and Latin American Spanish.
Keep on Searchin’ and keep on Destroyin’!