by dbadmin | Aug 2, 2021 | Android, Android Security, Google, Google Pixel, News, Software Update
Credit: David Imel / Android Authority Google is rolling out the August 2021 Android security patch to Google Pixel devices. There’s only one feature fix, but it’s an important one that prevents accidental Google Assistant use. It’s pushing out to the Pixel 3 and...
by dbadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | Android, Android apps, Android Security, Cybersecurity, Google, Google Play Store, News, Privacy
Credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash Google has detailed how the Play Store’s new safety section will show app privacy and security. You’ll see a summary of how the app protects data, including encryption. Developers will have to declare this info starting April 2022....
by dbadmin | Jul 25, 2021 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, Features
Government sanctioned cyber-surveillance is back in the news, following an exposé by The Guardian and 16 other media organization that reveals how commercial malware is being used by authoritarian regimes used to target activists, politicians, and journalists. The...
by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Android, Android Security, Malware, News, Survey Results
Apple’s recent stand against side-loading and CEO Tim Cook’s comments about Android phones having way more malware than iOS devices did not sit well with many people. Cook claimed that side-loading apps would destroy the security of iPhones and blamed the practice for...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2021 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, Google, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority A developer has reported injected ads in their Google verification text message. The Google Messages app subsequently marked it as spam. Google has since clarified that it didn’t inject this ad into the text. Update: June 30,...
by dbadmin | Jun 29, 2021 | Android Security, Cybersecurity, Google, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority A developer has reported injected ads in their Google verification text message. The Google Messages app subsequently marked it as spam. Googlers have denied that the search giant injected the ad into the SMS. Two-step...
