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Police demands Waze stop pinpointing their checkpoints
Waze users are helping intoxicated drivers to evade checkpoints and could thus be “engaging in criminal conduct,” say police.
Chrome extension warns users their login credentials have been breached
Google’s released a Chrome extension, Password Checkup, that’s designed to warn users when they enter a username and password the company has detected in a data breach.
Ep. 018 – Home invasions, snoopy apps and Android versus iOS [PODCAST]
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Hacker talks to baby through Nest security cam, jacks up thermostat
Yet another family unnerved by yet another voice coming from a nursery webcam serves as yet another argument against password reuse.
Google says sorry for pulling a Facebook with monitoring program
It was using the same Apple enterprise back door as Facebook to get its market research done, but it owned up and backed off.
Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws
Google and Mozilla are tidying up security features and patching vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
YouTube subscribers getting spammed by celebrity imposters
YouTube personality Philip DeFranco warned that the messages pretending to be from him and other top influencers are scams.
Ep. 016 – Email fraud, Android apps, Collection #1 and the 10 year challenge [PODCAST]
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Google fined $57m for data protection violations
In a landmark ruling, France’s data protection commissioner has fined Google 50 million Euros (around $57m) for violating Europe’s privacy laws.