New scam alert issued by FBI Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Update: Republished on March 18 with examples of the dangerous websites behind this latest FBI warning and additional advice on staying safe. Following hot on the heels of the FBI’s warning for Americans to delete fraudulent texts as a malicious scam sweeps across America, … Read more
New warning issued for Chrome users. NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft has just issued a new warning for Chrome users after discovering a sophisticated new attack that steals “credentials stored in the browser, digital wallet information, data stored in the clipboard, as well as system information.” The warning comes from Microsoft’s respected Incident Response team, … Read more
Another day, another Play Store deletion. NurPhoto via Getty Images Republished on March 16th with further reports into dangerous Android apps and the release of new Android protections for millions of users. What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its delete button, with multiple threats sneaking their way inside Android’s best … Read more
Another day, another Play Store deletion. NurPhoto via Getty Images Republished on March 15th with a new report highlighting dangerous apps. What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its delete button, with multiple threats sneaking their way inside Android’s best secured app vault. Not a good look. And all this has … Read more
Android’s hidden problems. getty Republished on March 12th with new reports into Apple’s AI setbacks, with serious implications for the on-device tracking and privacy warnings hitting Android users. Google has an awkward Android problem that has just been highlighted. The AI space race between Google and Samsung and between Android and iPhone has exposed long-standing … Read more
Android’s hidden problems. getty Google has an awkward Android problem that has just been highlighted. The AI space race between Google and Samsung and between Android and iPhone has exposed long-standing issues that need to be addressed, issues buried within Android’s core. Google continues to narrow the gap to iPhone, with Android 15 and the … Read more
The password era is over getty Your password is not safe — with billions of compromised passwords now “fueling cybercrime, putting both individuals and businesses at risk.” And a new 2FA warning that codes can be bypassed or stolen, with device hacks and malware “capturing login credentials, tokens, and session cookies in real time, effectively … Read more
Google Launches Tool to Help users Remove Personal Data from search Results Table of Contents Google Launches Tool to Help users Remove Personal Data from search Results How the “Results about you” tool Works Addressing Privacy Concerns The Importance of Online Privacy conclusion Reclaiming Your Digital Footprint: An Expert Interview on Google’s New Personal Data … Read more
Your photos are now being scanned getty Republished on February 26 with Google’s response to this photo scanning furor. You may recall Apple’s un-Apple-like moment a few weeks ago, when users discovered their photos were being scanned by Apple Intelligence to match landmarks. Users had not been told, and it caused a furor with security … Read more
All change for Google Chrome Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto If you’re a Chrome user you’re being tracked. We hoped it would be less invasive by now with the death of tracking cookies. But it isn’t. In fact it’s worse with the surprise revival of digital fingerprinting, a practice even Google has described as “wrong.” But there’s finally … Read more