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Google is slowly rolling out a new feature to Google Chrome 87 that allows you to type commands in the address bar that perform specific browser actions. This new feature is called 'Chrome Actions' and allows you to type in a command, causing an action to be displayed in the address bar search results.
UPDATED Infosec researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat intelligence unit spotted a pair of prominent Chinese apps leaking personal data, and after it informed Google the ad giant dumped the apps from its Play store. Baidu says the personal information was only used to enable push functionality and that the privacy agreement in its apps disclosed that use.
Did you know that Google has a VPN for Android? It's called Google One VPN, and it's secure, fast, and incredibly easy to use. The Google VPN hides your IP address to prevent third-parties from tracking you and doesn't use the VPN connection to track or log your activity.
Multiple Android mobile apps found in Google Play, including Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps, were found by researchers to be leaking data that could be used to track users - even if they switch devices. Researchers found the apps in question to expose a range of information, including: Phone model; screen resolution; phone MAC address; wireless carrier; network; Android ID; International Mobile Subscriber Identity; and International Mobile Equipment Identity.
Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after an industry lobbying group complained to the competition watchdog that the changes would cement the U.S. tech giant's online dominance. The new technology would remove so-called third party cookies that allow users to be tracked across the internet by storing information on their devices, replaced by tools owned by Google.
Google's Privacy Sandbox took another knock today as Marketers for an Open Web wrote to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority requesting a block on the technology's launch. Google is walking a tightrope with its Privacy Sandbox project.
Google Cloud announced it has been selected by ABB to further expand the cloud footprint of its Information System services. The Swiss-headquartered global technology leader has chosen Google Cloud as part of the organization's 'Rationalizing IT Operations' initiative, which seeks to further increase the scalability and resilience of its infrastructure services to all ABB businesses.
Malicious Android apps have a habit of sneaking their way into the Google Play store without getting caught by the usual security protections. A collection of more than 20 apps found by security firm Kaspersky on Google Play pretended to be Minecraft mods but were actually adware.
Hidden behind a flag is a much-anticipated PDF reader that users can enable right now. The PDF reader or viewer within Google Chrome has always been relatively simple, especially compared to other browsers, like Microsoft Edge.
Attackers exploiting an array of Google Services, including Forms, Firebase, Docs and more to boost phishing and BEC campaigns. Armorblox co-founder and head of engineering Arjun Sambamoorthy just published a report detailing how now-ubiquitous services like Google Forms, Google Docs and others are being used by malicious actors to give their spoofing attempts a false veneer of legitimacy, both to security filters and victims.