by dbadmin | Dec 1, 2023 | Bluetooth, Cybersecurity, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A French research team with EURECOM has discovered a scary Bluetooth security flaw. Using a brute-force attack, a man-in-the-middle (MitM) operator could spoof two connected devices using Bluetooth 4.2 or newer. The Bluetooth...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Google, News, Privacy
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority In a new framework policy proposal, Google lays out its ideas for protecting children online. Interestingly, Google says identity and age verification systems for this purpose can be “unnecessary.” Google would rather see...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Google, News, Privacy
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority In a new framework policy proposal, Google lays out its ideas for protecting children online. Interestingly, Google says identity and age verification systems for this purpose can be “unnecessary.” Google would rather see...
by dbadmin | Oct 10, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Google, News, passwords
Credit: Google Google is making passkeys the default option to sign into personal Google Accounts. Users will be able to create and use a passkey the next time they sign in. They will also get an option to opt out and continue using passwords. For most people, a...
by dbadmin | Jul 28, 2023 | Cybersecurity, Gmail, Google, Google Chrome, Guides
If you’ve been using Google’s web services lately — and the odds are good, since you’re at Android Authority — you’ve probably been pestered about activating something called Enhanced Safe Browsing. But what does it do exactly, and are there downsides you need to...
by dbadmin | May 24, 2023 | AirTag, Android, Android 14, Cybersecurity, Google, Guides, Privacy, Tile
A small but very significant announcement at Google I/O 2023 was something called unknown tracker alerts. Here we’ll explain what they are, how they work, and Google’s rollout plans. JUMP TO KEY SECTIONS
