Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Google has been pushing hard to incorporate speech recognition features into Web apps. But a Chrome exploit that can secretly transcribe your conversations unless you're paying attention probably wasn't what the company had in mind.
Whenever a website wants to access your microphone, Chrome requires permission. A dialog appears at the top of ...
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
We’ve asked the companies in our Who Has Your Back Program what they are doing to bolster encryption in light of the NSA’s unlawful surveillance of your communications. We’re pleased to see that four companies—Dropbox, Google, SpiderOak and Sonic.net—are implementing five out of five of our best practices for encryption. In addition, we appreciate ...
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Friday, November 1st, 2013
Google is adding several security updates to its Chrome browser, including automatic malware blocking and the option to reset browser settings.
Newer, stealthier browser malware is released through things like free screensavers, video plug-ins, or fake security updates. It then hides, making it difficult for users to find and uninstall the ...
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Thursday, August 15th, 2013
We know that security is important to you and your customers. Our goal is to make securing your data as painless as possible. To help, Google Cloud Storage now automatically encrypts all data before it is written to disk, at no additional charge. There is no setup or configuration required, no need ...
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Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Go into the password section in Google Chrome's settings panel and you can see that the popular web browser displays saved passwords in plain text. Many consider this a flaw – but not Google.
Software developer Elliott Kember may not be the first one to realize this, but he learned about ...
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