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Google Tipped to Be Improving Theft Protection System With New Features for Android Smartphones
- Monday October 7, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google is tipped to be rolling out new features to help users better protect their data if their Android device is stolen. As per a new leak, the company has started introducing three new features that enable different ways of locking the device in case of theft. The Theft Detection Lock feature is said to use machine learning (ML) capabilities to ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
- Friday August 11, 2023
- Reuters
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Issues Fix for aCropalypse Bug That Could Leak Bank Data, Medical Records from Cropped Screenshots
- Tuesday March 28, 2023
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
Microsoft has deployed an update that was affecting the image cropping tool of Windows. Called aCropalypse, the vulnerability prevented screenshots with text information following them from being removed properly after the images were cropped.
- www.gadgets360.com
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iOS 15.3, iPadOS 15.3 Released With Fix for Safari Security Flaw; iCloud Sync Fix Reportedly Also Released
- Thursday January 27, 2022
- Satvik Khare
Apple has released iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 that brings a fix for the bug that made Safari's browsing history and linked accounts data vulnerable to getting leaked. The bug not only affected Safari but all third-party browsers on Apple operating systems. Separately, Apple is also reportedly rolling out a fix for syncing issues in iCloud impacting t...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Safari 15 Security Flaw Discovered That Can Leak Your Browsing Activity, Personal Identity
- Monday January 17, 2022
- Jagmeet Singh
Safari 15 is found to have a serious vulnerability that could allow attackers to gain access to your browsing activity and personal identity attached to a Google account.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook "Knew What It Was Doing," Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says
- Friday November 5, 2021
- World News | Emily Chang, Bloomberg
Facebook's conduct revealed in leaked documents is "pretty concerning," said former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt, who called for companies in the tech industry to show more restraint.
- www.ndtv.com
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SHAREit Vulnerabilities Could Allow Remote Code Execution, Leak Sensitive Data
- Thursday February 18, 2021
- Vineet Washington
SHAREit app has been found to have vulnerabilities that can be exploited to allow Remote Code Execution (RCE). Google has been informed of these vulnerabilities.
- www.gadgets360.com
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80TB of Parler Posts, Videos, and Other Data Leaked by Security Researchers
- Tuesday January 12, 2021
- Gopal Sathe
Parler, the social network popular among US President Trump supports, has just been taken off Google Play, the App Store, and taken down by Amazon Web Services. Before the takedown, security researchers have taken a huge data dump from the site, totalling around 80TB
- www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Phone Numbers Surface on Google: Should You Worry?
- Tuesday June 9, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
WhatsApp numbers of random users are showing up on Google because of the company’s “Click to Chat” feature that helps generate dedicated links of user profiles. A researcher, who claims to have discovered the development, calls it a privacy issue and says that it leaks nearly three lakh phone numbers of WhatsApp users in plaintext.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock Works Even If Your Eyes Are Closed, a Major Security Flaw Google Won’t Fix
- Friday October 18, 2019
- Nadeem Sarwar
Google Pixel 4’s face unlock feature will work even when users’ eyes are closed, and Google is not going to fix it anytime soon.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Chrome, Firefox Extensions With Up to 4 Million Installs Found Leaking Sensitive Personal Data
- Friday July 19, 2019
- Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post
Some browser extensions have a side hustle in spying. From a privileged perch in your browser, they pass information about where you surf and what you view into a murky data economy.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Says Data Privacy Changes Could Hurt It
- Wednesday February 6, 2019
- Gerrit De Vynck, Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
Google parent Alphabet warned that its business may be damaged by changing data privacy practices, new digital advertising polices and software bugs that leak user information.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google+ Bug Kept Secret For Months, Social Media Platform To Be Shut Down
- Tuesday October 9, 2018
- World News | Craig Timberg, Renae Merle, Cat Zakrzewsk, The Washington Post
Google kept quiet for more than six months its discovery of a bug that put at risk the personal data of hundreds of thousands of Google+ users, the company said Monday, a delay that could spark a new round of regulatory and political scrutiny.
- www.ndtv.com
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Google Home, Chromecast Fix for Location Data Flaw Coming in Mid-July: Report
- Tuesday June 19, 2018
- Ankit Chawla
Google might soon push out an update to fix a bug that allows websites to easily run a script that can acquire precise location data of the user on Google Home or Chromecast.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Tipped to Be Improving Theft Protection System With New Features for Android Smartphones
- Monday October 7, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google is tipped to be rolling out new features to help users better protect their data if their Android device is stolen. As per a new leak, the company has started introducing three new features that enable different ways of locking the device in case of theft. The Theft Detection Lock feature is said to use machine learning (ML) capabilities to ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
- Friday August 11, 2023
- Reuters
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Issues Fix for aCropalypse Bug That Could Leak Bank Data, Medical Records from Cropped Screenshots
- Tuesday March 28, 2023
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by David Delima
Microsoft has deployed an update that was affecting the image cropping tool of Windows. Called aCropalypse, the vulnerability prevented screenshots with text information following them from being removed properly after the images were cropped.
- www.gadgets360.com
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iOS 15.3, iPadOS 15.3 Released With Fix for Safari Security Flaw; iCloud Sync Fix Reportedly Also Released
- Thursday January 27, 2022
- Satvik Khare
Apple has released iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 that brings a fix for the bug that made Safari's browsing history and linked accounts data vulnerable to getting leaked. The bug not only affected Safari but all third-party browsers on Apple operating systems. Separately, Apple is also reportedly rolling out a fix for syncing issues in iCloud impacting t...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Safari 15 Security Flaw Discovered That Can Leak Your Browsing Activity, Personal Identity
- Monday January 17, 2022
- Jagmeet Singh
Safari 15 is found to have a serious vulnerability that could allow attackers to gain access to your browsing activity and personal identity attached to a Google account.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook "Knew What It Was Doing," Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says
- Friday November 5, 2021
- World News | Emily Chang, Bloomberg
Facebook's conduct revealed in leaked documents is "pretty concerning," said former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt, who called for companies in the tech industry to show more restraint.
- www.ndtv.com
-
SHAREit Vulnerabilities Could Allow Remote Code Execution, Leak Sensitive Data
- Thursday February 18, 2021
- Vineet Washington
SHAREit app has been found to have vulnerabilities that can be exploited to allow Remote Code Execution (RCE). Google has been informed of these vulnerabilities.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
80TB of Parler Posts, Videos, and Other Data Leaked by Security Researchers
- Tuesday January 12, 2021
- Gopal Sathe
Parler, the social network popular among US President Trump supports, has just been taken off Google Play, the App Store, and taken down by Amazon Web Services. Before the takedown, security researchers have taken a huge data dump from the site, totalling around 80TB
- www.gadgets360.com
-
WhatsApp Phone Numbers Surface on Google: Should You Worry?
- Tuesday June 9, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
WhatsApp numbers of random users are showing up on Google because of the company’s “Click to Chat” feature that helps generate dedicated links of user profiles. A researcher, who claims to have discovered the development, calls it a privacy issue and says that it leaks nearly three lakh phone numbers of WhatsApp users in plaintext.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock Works Even If Your Eyes Are Closed, a Major Security Flaw Google Won’t Fix
- Friday October 18, 2019
- Nadeem Sarwar
Google Pixel 4’s face unlock feature will work even when users’ eyes are closed, and Google is not going to fix it anytime soon.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Chrome, Firefox Extensions With Up to 4 Million Installs Found Leaking Sensitive Personal Data
- Friday July 19, 2019
- Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post
Some browser extensions have a side hustle in spying. From a privileged perch in your browser, they pass information about where you surf and what you view into a murky data economy.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google Says Data Privacy Changes Could Hurt It
- Wednesday February 6, 2019
- Gerrit De Vynck, Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
Google parent Alphabet warned that its business may be damaged by changing data privacy practices, new digital advertising polices and software bugs that leak user information.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Google+ Bug Kept Secret For Months, Social Media Platform To Be Shut Down
- Tuesday October 9, 2018
- World News | Craig Timberg, Renae Merle, Cat Zakrzewsk, The Washington Post
Google kept quiet for more than six months its discovery of a bug that put at risk the personal data of hundreds of thousands of Google+ users, the company said Monday, a delay that could spark a new round of regulatory and political scrutiny.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Google Home, Chromecast Fix for Location Data Flaw Coming in Mid-July: Report
- Tuesday June 19, 2018
- Ankit Chawla
Google might soon push out an update to fix a bug that allows websites to easily run a script that can acquire precise location data of the user on Google Home or Chromecast.
- www.gadgets360.com