Not long ago, both Google and Apple found themselves in hot water when it came to light that both companies had been making use of third-party partners to review Siri recordings. As the companies explained at the time, their goal was to make their voice recognition software more efficient and more effective. After they found themselves at the … [Read more...] about Apple Will Stop Listening To Siri Recordings For Now
Playing Videos Could Allow Hackers Into Your Phone
Do you have an Android device? Are you running Android Nougat, Oreo, or Pie (versions 7x, 8x, or 9x)? Do you play games on your phone? If you answered yes to those questions, you might have a problem. It is a bigger problem given that there are more than a billion devices currently in service running one of those operating systems. A … [Read more...] about Playing Videos Could Allow Hackers Into Your Phone
Google Home Device Recordings May Not Be Private
Do you own a Google Home? If so, you probably find it to be indispensable. It's a powerful, genuinely helpful piece of technology, but there's a catch. It's so good and so useful because it constantly listens for voice commands from you. Those commands get recorded. Recently, Google acknowledged that it hires third-party contractors to listen to … [Read more...] about Google Home Device Recordings May Not Be Private
Update Any Nest Cam Security Cameras You May Own
Did you get your Google Nest Security Camera system used or second hand? If you did, be sure your cameras are running the latest firmware. Recently, the tech review site Wirecutter reported that some older Nest cams allowed their former owners to access camera feeds, even after the devices had been reset to factory settings. This is an interesting … [Read more...] about Update Any Nest Cam Security Cameras You May Own
Chrome Will Offer More Ways To Control Web Tracking
Google announced a pair of important security features of upcoming versions of its Chrome browser at this year's I/O Developer Conference. Both changes are designed with the same goal in mind: To give users some additional tools to block or at least mitigate the threat of online tracking. The first of the two new features is called … [Read more...] about Chrome Will Offer More Ways To Control Web Tracking
Google Giving More Flexibility To Private Data Removal
Tech giant Google recently unveiled the next step in its plan to put more power in the hands of users when it comes to their own data. The most recent change involves the introduction of a new auto-delete feature tied to your Google account. It will allow you to set your Location History, Web data and App Activity data to auto-delete after … [Read more...] about Google Giving More Flexibility To Private Data Removal
