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...
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...
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 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...
by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Google, Google Assistant, India, News, Privacy
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google representatives apparently told a government panel that the Assistant records user audio even when it’s not summoned. The company also reiterated that its employees sometimes listen to Google Assistant conversations....
by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Google, Google Assistant, India, News, Privacy
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google representatives apparently told a government panel that the Assistant secretly records user audio. The company also reiterated that its employees sometimes listen to Google Assistant conversations. Google has...