by dbadmin | Jun 9, 2025 | Google, News, Privacy
Google won’t intentionally reveal the name or phone number associated with an account, but a series of vulnerabilities made it possible for attackers to get just that. The company’s account recovery tools were hijacked to allow for brute forcing of the phone number....
by dbadmin | Jun 7, 2025 | Features, Privacy
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Have you ever shopped at an online store once, and then found yourself dealing with a constant influx of marketing spam emails for weeks and even months? Virtually every online service wants me to create an account just to...
by dbadmin | Mar 5, 2025 | News, Privacy
IMSI catchers, or “Stingrays,” pretend to be cell towers in order to gather data on nearby phones. So far, it’s been very difficult to know if you’ve been a victim of IMSI-catcher monitoring. The EFF’s new Rayhunter project uses a hacked mobile hotspot to attempt to...
by dbadmin | Feb 14, 2025 | Android, Apple iOS, Guides, Privacy
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Back in the day, any time a friend told me they thought their voice assistant might be secretly listening in on their private conversations, I was one of the people telling them it was all in their head. I’m certainly cynical...
by dbadmin | Jan 31, 2025 | Features, Privacy
Credit: Reddit user thevincentasteroid As the old saying goes, if something is free, you’re not the customer; you’re the product. It suggests that the only thing actually being sold is your data and engagement. True as that might be, paying with data or ads (instead...
by dbadmin | Jan 10, 2025 | News, Privacy
Hackers have stolen a database that appears to include location data from tens of millions of devices. This location info seems to have originated from the ad-bidding process used by popular apps. While the FTC has already attempted to limit the ability of companies...
