NSA spying revelations shocked Google, so it encrypted the beejezus out of everything. We’ll all be dead by the time it’s cracked, Schmidt said.
Tag Archives: Google
How have attitudes to privacy changed post-Snowden?
A recent survey reports 43% of users avoid certain websites and applications and 39% change their passwords regularly since the Snowden revelations. Is that number low, or is it an encouraging sign of growing sensitivity to privacy issues?
“Like fish and chips without the fish. Or the chips”… 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our 60 Second Security video. Enjoy the week’s news in just one minute…
GCHQ and police team up to hunt down child abusers on the darknet
A major crackdown on child-abuse imagery includes a new law making it illegal for an adult to send a sexual communication to a child. 
Android Lollipop 5.0.1 is out – for the select few with Lollipop, at least
Google has recently published Android 5.0.1. This is a point-release update for the Lollipop 5.0 version of Android. The 5.0.1 version fragments the Android ecosystem yet further, even amongst recent versions of Google’s own devices – the ones many developers buy Read more…
I am not a robot: Google swaps text CAPTCHAs for quivery mouse clicks
Forget mangled text: given AI advances, it’s kaput. Google’s new approach: analyze cookies, mouse movements and IP addresses, in one click.
SSCC 175 – “My, what an ENORMOUS malware infection you have!” [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. For your listening pleasure – the news you can use!
Google reaches settlement with troll victim
Three years after first discovering some 3,600 abusive, defamatory postings online, a UK businessman has settled with Google to get search results taken down. 
Google Contributor: would you pay to remove ads on websites? [POLL]
Google has invited web users to pay a monthly fee instead of continuing to see Google-served adverts on their favourite websites.
Google fined for not taking down “right to be forgotten” links worldwide
The “right to be forgotten” case is the first in Europe to take the power to compel link takedown outside a country’s border and into the search results Google delivers worldwide. 