Security News

Cookie clutter: Chrome saves Google cookies from cookie jar purges
2018-09-25 19:31

Privacy bod says 'remove all' function not living up to its name – netizens stay logged into Chocolate Factory If you tell Google's latest version of Chrome to delete all of its cookies –...

Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site
2018-09-25 13:58

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change.

Stealthy cryptomining apps still on Google Play
2018-09-25 09:29

Researchers have flagged 25 apps on Google Play that are surreptitiously mining cryptocurrency for their developers, and some of these have still not been removed, they warn. About the malicious...

Google’s Forced Sign-in to Chrome Raises Privacy Red Flags
2018-09-24 16:33

Chrome users are now automatically signed into the browser if they're signed into any other Google service, such as Gmail.

Jungle Disk announces new software version including Google Cloud Platform support
2018-09-20 01:30

Jungle Disk announced version 3.30 of its encrypted cloud backup and storage software, which now includes Google Cloud Platform as the default storage choice. With the new version of the software,...

Bogus finance apps on Google Play target users worldwide
2018-09-19 13:30

ESET researchers have discovered malicious apps impersonating various financial services and the Austrian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda on Google Play. The fake apps Uploaded to Google’s...

Oops! Google accidentally changed the battery settings for a bunch of Android users
2018-09-18 15:23

The battery saver feature was turned on as an 'internal experiment,' which Google has since rolled back.

Google's Android Team Finds Serious Flaw in Honeywell Devices
2018-09-17 06:27

Members of Google’s Android team discovered that some of Honeywell’s Android-based handheld computers are affected by a high severity privilege escalation vulnerability. The vendor has released...

Google reinstates www to URLs in Chrome after user backlash, but only temporarily
2018-09-14 10:42

Less than a week after Chrome was updated to hide the "www" from users, Google have put the subdomain back into the address bar, but only temporarily.

Google and EU Fight France Over 'Right to Be Forgotten'
2018-09-12 13:18

Case Will Decide If Europeans' Privacy Rights Should Apply WorldwideShould Europe's "right to be forgotten" apply worldwide? That's the focus of a case before the EU's highest court, which has...