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Last year, Google dropped plans to launch its censored search engine, codenamed Dragonfly, in China. But it seems like Google’s employees aren’t convinced and they investigated to find out otherwise. According to a report by The Intercept, some of the Google employees kept a close eye on various codes stored in computers and found out […]
We all have heard of wage gap stories where women get paid less than men but things are different with Google. The search giant found in an internal pay audit that males in Level 4 Software Engineer profile received less money than females in the same role. This finding has led to Google paying $9.7 million […]
One of the perks of having an Android TV is that users can display their Google Photos albums as a screensaver when the TV is idle. However, a Twitter user found himself in a predicament when his Android TV started showing private photo libraries of many other users. As first spotted by XDA developers, the Google […]
A few weeks ago, the existence of an app called ‘Absher,’ used by Saudi Arab men to control and track the movements of women in the country, came into light. Following which, Apple and Google were criticized and accused of helping gender apartheid by hosting such an app on App Store and Play Store respectively. Finally, Google […]
These malicious files allow victims’ data collection Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report the discovery of a malicious campaign that uses PDF documents to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the built-in tool to view these files in Google Chrome to extract information from users. A cybersecurity firm […]
Researchers discovered a new malicious PDF sample that has an ability to exploit the Google Chrome zero-day flaw when victims using Chrome as local PDF viewer. Attackers spreading this weaponized PDF intended to exploit the Chrome zero-day vulnerability to track the users and collect some user’s information when they open this malicious PDF in chrome […]
Google experts consider these vulnerabilities to be inherent in modern processors design According to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, the vulnerabilities Spectre and Meltdown were reported for the first time about a year ago; since then, countless teams of independent specialists and researchers have tried multiple methods […]
Google always Maintain the Extremely strong Cyber Security Culture for Data Security, Network Security, Cloud Security and Physical security. Google’s this extreme level security protection beginning from hiring the employee until the biggest security breach investigations. Employee background checks, Security training Privacy events Before they join google staff, Google will confirm an individual’s training and […]
Managing password has always been a menace. Although password managers save us from the trouble of remembering passwords for different websites, not all of us use such tools. Now, Google and FIDO Alliance, the consortium that provides open and free authentication standards, are bringing password-less logins to Android devices. They have announced today that Android has an added […]
At the current MWC 2019 tradeshow, Google has announced a couple of new features for its Assistant to enhance its working. Starting with the first new feature, Google Assistant will now have a dedicated button on smartphones which includes the LG G8 ThinQ, the Nokia 4.2, the Nokia 3.2, and more future smartphones, for easy […]
Spectre and Meltdown attacks were initially discovered in early 2018. Following which, many security researchers have tried and tested different methods to put an end to the security flaws. However, researchers at Google have concluded that Spectre-type vulnerabilities are most likely to sustain as a feature in processors. Therefore, software-based techniques alone are inadequate to […]
The Gmail app for Android has started getting the new refreshed interface that Google has also added to many of its other apps and services. For example, Gmail for Desktop, Google Photos, and Android Messages to name a few. It has a similar all-white background in the inbox and also in the sidebar when you […]
Google has scheduled an event next month at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. This is reportedly where it could unveil its gaming project that has been under development for quite some time. The company has sent out invites for the March 19th event that will commence from 10 AM PST. The invite […]
Smartphones are a utility in our lives more than any other thing. The addiction has increased to a level that most of us keep our smartphones by our side whether we are at the office, home or even while we are on the bed. According to the research by Cellular Telecommunication and Internet Association, there […]
In a recent report published by Bleeping Computer, it has been revealed that devices of millions of Android users around the world might have been compromised owing to the popular apps sharing persistent data along with ad IDs. According to AppCensus, well over 18000 applications on Google’s Play Store were found to be in violation of […]
Software pirates are distributing hacked and infected versions of iPhone apps by hijacking Apple’s enterprise developer program. Reportedly, the hacked apps include versions of Minecraft, Spotify, Angry Birds, and Pokemon Go. These apps have been modified for making paid content/features available for free to deprive the original developers and Apple of their due revenue share […]
Back at CES 2019, Google introduced a couple of features for its Maps app, and it appears we are most likely to see new ones pretty soon, as part of its upcoming update, in version 10.10. According to APK files acquired by 9To5Google, Google Maps is likely to start deleting the location automatically for users. […]
Lately, there have been a series of reports of Google removing fraudulent Android apps on the Google Play Store. Now, the company has come up with the results of its continued efforts. In a 2018-in-review announcement, Andrew Ahn, Product Manager at Google Play, said that Play Store app suspensions went up by 66% as compared to last year. He attributes the “fight against bad […]
Alphabet-owned Google is surrounded by various accusations made by the Indian Antitrust Commission as it is suggested that the company is abusing its Android OS to hamper its rival services. According to a report by Reuters, Google is being investigated by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the past six months as suggested by […]
Today, Google announced a new Google Docs API for automating tasks for developers. Using this API, developers would be able to perform tasks that required manual inputs in Google’s online office suite. The API has been rolled out for general availability as, previously, it was available only in developer preview since the company announced it in […]
Malicious actors can replace cryptocurrency addresses thanks to this clipboard malware Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report a new malware-related incident in Google Play Store. According to reports, a new malware variant used to replace the contents of the clipboard of an Android device (this variant is […]