Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
PC Magazine

Google to Limit Chrome Feature Used by Ad Blockers

Google to Limit Chrome Feature Used by Ad Blockers Citing security concerns, Google will limit the webRequest API, which is used by ad-blocking extensions to filter out content. Enterprise deployments ...
GIGAZINE

How I found a workaround for Google Chrome's massive anti-adblocking update, but it's now fixed

Google Chrome has transitioned its extension specifications from Manifest V2 (MV2) to Manifest V3 (MV3). With this transition, the API 'webRequestBlocking', which allows extensions to dynamically ...
InfoWorld

When to use WebClient vs. HttpClient vs. HttpWebRequest

Understand the pros and cons of the .Net Framework's various native classes for working with HTTP requests and responses You have three different choices for consuming REST APIs when working in the ...
MCPmag

PowerShell 3 Web of Wow, Part 1

PowerShell has cmdlets for working with Web resources, including those up in the cloud. Let's take a look in this first of a three-part series. When PowerShell 3 came out along with Windows Server ...