Shock! It appears Google can track the location of anyone using some of its apps on Android or iPhone even when they’ve told it not to.
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Google to warn companies targeted in government-backed attacks
G Suite admins will have the option of enabling alerts if Google suspects government-backed hacking attempts.
Fortnite ditches Google Play – will it undermine Android security?
Like it or not, the Play Store is a walled garden that keeps out malware.
Microsoft Edge adds WebAuthn as passwords near the end
Microsoft’s Edge browser has finally joined Mozilla Firefox and Google’s Chrome in supporting a working version of the emerging WebAuthn.
Mozilla still working on Firefox’s site isolation security revamp
Mozilla’s Firefox browser doesn’t have site isolation security yet, but plans to enable it are in the works.
Google bans Android miners from Play Store
Google has cracked down on apps that mine for cryptocurrency, banning them entirely from its official Google Play Store.
Google takes on Yubico with its own security key, Titan
Google has increased its efforts to protect online accounts by releasing its own hardware-based security key.
More browser extensions and apps caught spying on users
The pop-up blocking function of many apps and browser extensions appears to obscure an ulterior motive – spying on a user’s web traffic.
Google hasn’t suffered an employee phishing compromise in over a year
Phishing attackers have failed to compromise a single employee account at Google since the company mandated authentication using U2F hardware tokens in early 2017. That’s the remarkable claim made to security writer Brian Krebs.
Why your website is officially ‘not secure’ from today
Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as “not secure” starting on Tuesday – an important milestone on the road to HTTPS everywhere.