After Facebook and Twitter, Google becomes the latest technology giant to have accidentally stored its users' passwords unprotected in plaintext on its servers—meaning any Google employee who has access to the servers could have read them.In a blog post published Tuesday, Google revealed that its G Suite platform mistakenly stored unhashed passwords of some of its enterprise … [Read more...] about Google Stored G Suite Users’ Passwords in Plain-Text for 14 Years
US Tech Giants Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom Break Up With Huawei
Google has reportedly suspended all businesses with the world's second-biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, and revoked its Android license effective immediately—a move that will have a drastic impact on Huawei devices across the globe.Revoking Android license means Huawei future smartphones will no longer have access to Android updates and apps like Gmail or the Play Store, as … [Read more...] about US Tech Giants Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom Break Up With Huawei
Bluetooth Flaw Found in Google Titan Security Keys; Get Free Replacement
A team of security researchers at Microsoft discovered a potentially serious vulnerability in the Bluetooth-supported version of Google's Titan Security Keys that could not be patched with a software update.However, users do not need to worry as Google has announced to offer a free replacement for the affected Titan Security Key dongles.In a security advisory published … [Read more...] about Bluetooth Flaw Found in Google Titan Security Keys; Get Free Replacement
Google Touts Android Q’s New Security Update Process and Better Privacy Controls for Apps
The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter. Source link … [Read more...] about Google Touts Android Q’s New Security Update Process and Better Privacy Controls for Apps
Google Adds New Option to ‘Auto-Delete’ Your Location History and Activity Data
Google is giving you more control over how long you want the tech company to hold on to your location history and web activity data.Google has introduced a new, easier, privacy-focused auto-delete feature for your Google account that will allow you to automatically delete your Location History and Web and App Activity data after a set period of time.Google's Location History … [Read more...] about Google Adds New Option to ‘Auto-Delete’ Your Location History and Activity Data
Adware-Ridden Apps in Google Play Infect 30 Million Android Users
Google Play has removed up to 50 apps that once downloaded plagued systems with full-screen ads. Source link … [Read more...] about Adware-Ridden Apps in Google Play Infect 30 Million Android Users
Google Chrome will Drop Support for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion
Google has announced that it will soon end support for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion, as well as, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Earlier this year, we announced that Google Chrome would continue support for Windows XP through the remainder of 2015. At that time, we strongly encouraged users on older, unsupported platforms such as Windows XP to update to … [Read more...] about Google Chrome will Drop Support for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion
Nexus 5X vs iPhone 6s – Speed Test
Google Nexus 5X vs Apple iPhone 6s Speed and performance test, Finger print unlock, camaera launch, browser, apps, gaming speed tests as well as RAM management. … [Read more...] about Nexus 5X vs iPhone 6s – Speed Test
The Top 15 Smartphone Apps
ComScore has released its report on key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for February 2015. Data from MobiLens and Mobile Metrix determined the top 15 applications by app audience. Facebook ranked as the top smartphone app, reaching 71.2 percent of the app audience, followed by YouTube (56.4 percent), Google Search (52.2 percent) and Google Play (51.4 percent). … [Read more...] about The Top 15 Smartphone Apps
Google Pulls iOS And Mac Sparrow Email Apps From App Store
Google appears to have pulled the Sparrow email app from the App Store and Mac App Store. Sparrow was acquired back in 2012 and at the time it indicated that the team would be working on new projects and there would be no new features released for the Sparrow apps. Google’s last cache of an active page for the $2.99 iOS app was made on February 12, while the $9.99 Mac app was … [Read more...] about Google Pulls iOS And Mac Sparrow Email Apps From App Store