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Tag Archives: Google
Google: 30% of wireless calls to 911 emergency services are butt dials
Butt dials can be awkward, but there are serious consequences too. As researchers from Google found recently, up to 30% of wireless calls to 911 in San Francisco are accidental butt dial calls.
Google issues Android patches for Stagefright 2 (for some users)
First there was Stagefright, then more Android bugs of the same sort… …giving us Stagefright 2 and another round of patches.
How one man bought Google.com for just $12
Ownership of the alphabet-loving company’s premier domain name lasted just one minute for ex-Googler Sanmay Ved.
Google to give marketers the ability to target us via email address
Customer Match will enable advertisers to get to us via our email addresses, which can be matched to signed-in users of its search engine, Gmail or YouTube.
Which web browser do you trust? [Poll]
We no longer choose our web browsers based on bells and whistles. These days its all about privacy and security and we’d like to know which browser (and which vendor) you trust to be your companion on the web.
Malware in the App Store? You CANNOT be SERIOUS! [Chet Chat Podcast 215]
Take a listen to the latest Chet Chat podcast, our fun-but-informative weekly commentary on the latest computer security issues.
Smartphone passcodes are protected by the Fifth Amendment, says US court
Cops can still force suspects to unlock phones with a fingerprint but passcodes are off the agenda… for now.
Change this setting to stop Siri spilling your selfies!
A Siri-ous bug affecting iOS 9 could let a crook skip your passcode, and get at your photos… …and access your contacts, and send bogus messages in your name. Here’s how to fix it.
Google’s charging for YouTube ads it knows are from bots, researchers say
Google charges advertisers for YouTube ad views in spite of correctly spotting them as being fake views generated by bots – no human eyeballs involved – a group of European researchers have claimed.