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Release Notes for Privacy Shield - June 7, 2022

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Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at June 7th, 2022

Product release information for VIPRE Privacy Shield v3.7, released on June 7, 2022.

What's New

The latest version of VIPRE Privacy Shield is a maintenance release, fixing a known issue that prevented cookies from being scanned or cleaned in certain web browsers. (See: Fixed in this Release below.) We've also updated the system requirements, adding support for Windows 11. 

System Requirements

Product or Component Requirements
VIPRE Privacy Shield Minimum Hardware
  • 50 MB available hard drive space
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Dual-core processor (Recommended)
  • Active High-speed Internet Connection
Operating Systems (32 or 64-bit)
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
Tracking Blocker Extensions (Feature) Supported Web Browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome
Browsing and Tracking Records (Feature) Supported Web Browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer


Fixed in this Release

  • IDSHIELD-190: Tracking records (Cookies) were not being scanned or cleaned in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge

Known Issues from Previous Version

Ticket Description
IDSHIELD-103 When attempting to log in to a website, captchas may fail repeatedly when the browser add-on is enabled for Firefox, Chrome, or Edge preventing the user from logging in.

Workaround: Stop blocking cookie tracking on the particular website or temporarily disable the browser extension

To stop blocking cookie tracking on a particular website:
  1. While on the website you're attempting to log in to with a captcha, open the VIPRE Privacy Shield Tracking blocker extension in your browser
  2. On the Home tab, switch "Block tracking attempts for this website" to No
  3. Remember to re-enable the tracking blocker for this website when you are done

To temporarily disable the Tracking Blocker for all websites:

  1. Open VIPRE Privacy Shield
  2. Select the Tracking Blocker tab and switch Tracking Blocker to Disabled
  3. Remember to re-enable the tracking blocker when you are done
Delete

WARNING

Disabling or turning off the Tracking Blocker for any website allows the site to potentially track your online activity and gather personal information.


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