Smart home privacy: What data is collected, and how is it used?

by dbadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Apple, Features, Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Privacy, SIRI, Smart Home

Smart home privacy is a tough balancing act. While apps, devices, and cloud services all need a base level of user data to function and improve, tech firms are sometimes caught collecting more than they really need. That can pose risks if the data is stolen by...

This Android 11 privacy feature will expand to Marshmallow devices and higher

by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2021 | Android 11, News, Privacy

Google will soon expand Android 11’s permission auto-reset feature for apps to older devices. This feature will be added to phones running Android 6.0 or higher starting in December. It will finish its rollout to those devices by the first quarter of 2022. Usually, if...

Personal tracking tech is headed towards a precise — and dangerous — new era

by dbadmin | Sep 14, 2021 | Bluetooth trackers, Cybersecurity, Features, Privacy, UWB

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority For some people, the rise of Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB) tracking devices and accessories is probably not just welcome, but necessary. It’s easy enough for a phone to become lost or stolen, never mind keys, or...

Android 12’s Private Compute Services will go open-source to protect privacy

by dbadmin | Sep 9, 2021 | Android, Android 12, Android Security, News, Privacy

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Private Compute Services will allow secure machine learning enhancements for Android 12’s Private Compute Core. This involves an intermediate security framework between the Core and the cloud. It’s not clear when Services...

Here’s how Android apps on Google Play will share their security policies

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....

Unsurprising report: Government spyware allegedly misused to spy on citizens

by dbadmin | Jul 19, 2021 | Cybersecurity, News, Privacy

A bombshell report from The Guardian alleges that governments around the world could be misusing a popular type of spy software. To gain access to the software, government agencies need to agree to only use it for criminal and terrorism investigations. The report...