Google’s Advanced Protection Program Offers Security Options For High-Risk Users
Security is not a one-size-fits-all proposition, and features that are prohibitively inconvenient for some could be critical for others. For […]
Apple, Google and IBM Support Microsoft in Supreme Court Case
Amazon, Apple and Google are among the many IT giants that are siding with Microsoft in a closely watched email […]
App that matches your face to artwork is popular yet alarming
A Google app that matches people’s selfies to famous works of art and encourages users to share the side-by-sides on […]
How Google constantly monitors us
Google is equally needy, but feels a lot more insidious than Facebook. Unlike Facebook, Google isn’t just a place you […]
How Google Fights Password Thieves
Google and researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, teamed up to study how Google accounts become compromised, shedding light […]
Google faces probe for ‘violating’ location data privacy on Android devices
After Google reportedly confirmed the practice of gathering location data from Android devices even when the service was disabled by […]
Phishing Is The Top Email Hijacking Tool, Google Finds
Phishing beats keylogging as a means of hijacking email credentials, Google has found in a study. Source: Phishing Is The […]
Google’s AI can now spot shoulder-surfers peeking at your screen
Google researchers develop a fast way to alert you to a stranger spying over your shoulder. Source: Snoopers beware: Google’s […]
What Amazon Echo and Google Home Do With Your Voice Data
Like the idea of Amazon Echo and Google Home, but feel uneasy about all that recording? Here’s what they listen […]
Spanish DPA fines Google €300,000 over Street View data collection
Seven years after Google raised hackles by collecting information about Wi-Fi access points with its Street View fleet, Spain’s privacy […]
Google’s new app privacy standards mean big changes for developers
Android apps will have to make explicit what customer and device data is being used, for what purpose, and when. […]
Google collects Android users’ locations even when location services are disabled
Android phones are tracking your location even if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t […]