Fraudulent Android app developers have been discovered trying to manipulate Google’s Play Store security by removing suspicious code before adding it back in to see what trips detection systems.
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Google deletes Indian app that deleted Chinese apps
Google has deleted an app from the Play Store that offered to delete Android software associated with China.
Crime agency turns to Google ads to deter teen DDoS hackers
The UK’s National Crime Agency has hit on a simple way to stop teens from being sucked into cybercrime – using Google Ads.
Google sued by Arizona for tracking users’ locations in spite of settings
Maps, weather, searches et al. suck up location data in the background, even if Tracking is turned off. Arizona says it’s consumer fraud.
Google may soon add end-to-end encryption for RCS
The dogfood version of the recently updated app shows multiple references to encryption for RCS, the feature-rich successor to SMS messaging.
Apple and Google launch COVID-19 contact tracing API
The first phase of Apple and Google’s contact tracing framework allows public health authorities across the world to connect their apps with data that could help them identify people at risk from coronavirus.
Chrome 83 adds DNS-over-HTTPS support and privacy tweaks
This week sees the early arrival of Chrome 83 with a longer list of new security features than originally planned.
Firefox to tell you if sites are shortening your passwords
Mozilla is fixing a longstanding password problem to alert users when their password exceeds the maximum length allowed.
How scammers abuse Google Search’s open redirect feature
Google Search uses open redirects by design, which is handy if you’re a scammer trying to hide an iffy-looking URL.
More crypto-stealing Chrome extensions swatted by Google
Google deleted more malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store after they were found to be phishing cryptocurrency users.