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Protect your digital life with the latest privacy news, covering smart device surveillance risks and OS security backdoors.
… Google is stepping up its fight against the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act DMA proposals, arguing that rules meant to loosen its grip on Search and Android could introduce new privacy and security risks for millions of users. …
… Independently, mobile security researcher linuxct confirmed to us that the AYAWindow app does indeed share the UID with the system. …
… While vulnerabilities eventually get fixed, that usually happens only after security researchers discover them — bad actors can misuse them before disclosure to target high-risk individuals and compromise their security and privacy. …
… I’m not a security researcher, so I can’t say whether you should trust Private AI Compute or not. …
… That is exactly what researchers are increasingly pushing back against. A recent report via The Harvard Gazette examines how companies collect, store, and use personal data. In many cases, it leaves users exposed to privacy risks and, at the extreme end, identity theft. …
… Less transparency: Without a clear view of code history, independent security researchers have a harder time auditing what Google is changing under the hood. …
… In an FAQ post , the company explains that the full reset is “to ensure the highest level of security and data privacy.” That’s commendable in theory, but I’m not sure the potential privacy or security risks outweigh the massive loss that will be the erasure of the old Nest Community forums. …
… I know when I’m uploading a document, sharing an image, or asking it to research something for me. …
… I started the same research workflow on my phone and found my complete history waiting in a browser tab on my MacBook within seconds — no ecosystem required. …