Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
On Monday, Google pushed out an update for the iOS version of Smart Lock, its built-in, on-by-default password manager. Smart Lock – …
Android
Google Account Security Keys Launch for iPhone
Google has extended its Advanced Protection Program for account security to the iPhone platform, aimed at those that are the most-targeted …
Hundreds of million users installed Android fleeceware apps from Google Play
Security experts from Sophos discovered 25 Android apps on the official Google Play that were involved in financial fraud, 600 million …
‘Fleeceware’ Apps Downloaded 600M Times from Google Play
Google has made a concerted effort in recent months to try to eliminate bad apps for its Android mobile platform on the Google Play …
Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
GDPR? The California Consumer Privacy Act …
More than 600 million users installed Android ‘fleeceware’ apps from the Play Store
Security researchers from Sophos say they’ve discovered a new set of “fleeceware” apps that appear to have been downloaded and installed by …
Malicious Fleeceware apps on the Google Play Found Installed More than 600 Million Downloads
Fleeceware apps continue to be a problem on Google Play, these app publishers overcharge users for basic functionality if they don’t …
Fleeceware is back in Google Play – massive fees for not much at all
Last September, we wrote about “fleeceware“, a term we coined to describe apps that charge huge amounts but give you very little in …
Google tests biometric authentication for Android autofill
Google is testing out a feature to make Android’s built-in password manager safer, according to online sleuths who have picked apart its …
Privacy activists beg Google to ban un-removable bloatware from Android
For much of Android’s existence, Google has adopted a relatively hands-off approach that lets manufacturers ship units with pre-installed …