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1. Gmail update will go some way to eliminating phishing once and for all

   By Karlston, July 14, 2021   

   • gmail
   • phishing
   • 1 comment
   • 3,111 views
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   • Comment by funkyy
   • July 16, 2021

2. Gmail users can now send end-to-end encrypted emails to anyone

   By Karlston, October 3, 2025   

   • gmail
   • encryption
   • 0 comments
   • 488 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 3, 2025

3. Gmail: Google plans to end SMS verification in favor of QR codes

   By Karlston, February 24, 2025   

   • gmail
   • verification
   • 1 comment
   • 978 views
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   • Comment by charlien
   • February 24, 2025

4. Gmail's latest feature helps you get rid of those pesky emails from LinkedIn

   By Karlston, July 8, 2025   

   • gmail
   • spam
   • 0 comments
   • 479 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 8, 2025

5. Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years

   By Karlston, December 5, 2023   

   • google
   • spam
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • google
     • spam
     • ai
   • 0 comments
   • 1,541 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • December 5, 2023

6. GodFather Android malware targets 400 banks, crypto exchanges

   By alf9872000, December 21, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,155 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 21, 2022

7. Gone in 130 seconds: New Tesla hack gives thieves their own personal key

   By Karlston, June 8, 2022   

   • tesla
   • 0 comments
   • 1,593 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 8, 2022

8. Goodbye SHA-1: NIST Retires 27-Year-Old Widely Used Cryptographic Algorithm

   By alf9872000, December 16, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,370 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 16, 2022

9. Google “hijacked millions of customers and orders” from restaurants, lawsuit says

   By aum, March 14, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,118 views
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   • Added by aum
   • March 14, 2022

10. Google ad for GIMP.org served info-stealing malware via lookalike site

    By alf9872000, November 1, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 912 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 1, 2022

11. Google Ad fraud campaign used adult content to make millions

    By alf9872000, December 21, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 987 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 21, 2022

12. Google adding a WebGPU kill switch for Chrome on Android 16

    By Karlston, March 10   

    • google chrome
    • android 16
    • 0 comments
    • 206 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 10

13. Google admits to anti-competitive conduct in Australia

    By Karlston, August 18, 2025   

    • google
    • anti-competitive
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google
      • anti-competitive
      • australia
    • 0 comments
    • 429 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 18, 2025

14. Google Ads invites being abused to push spam, adult sites

    By alf9872000, January 23, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 906 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 23, 2023

15. Google ads push ‘virtualized’ malware made for antivirus evasion

    By alf9872000, February 3, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 963 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 3, 2023

16. Google ads push BumbleBee malware used by ransomware gangs

    By alf9872000, April 23, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,053 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • April 23, 2023

17. Google ads push malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site

    By Karlston, November 9, 2023   

    • google ads
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,046 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 9, 2023

18. Google agrees to delete Incognito data despite prior claim that’s “impossible”

    By Akaneharuka, April 2, 2024   

    • google
    • privacy
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google
      • privacy
      • data
    • 0 comments
    • 1,116 views
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    • Added by Akaneharuka
    • April 2, 2024

19. Google agrees to destroy browsing data collected in Incognito mode

    By Akaneharuka, April 2, 2024   

    • google
    • privacy
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • google
      • privacy
      • data
    • 0 comments
    • 1,150 views
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    • Added by Akaneharuka
    • April 2, 2024

20. Google allows advertisers to fingerprint you for even better tracking

    By Karlston, January 13, 2025   

    • google
    • fingerprinting
    • 0 comments
    • 849 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 13, 2025

21. Google Analytics data transfer to U.S. brings $1 million fine to Swedish firms

    By alf9872000, July 7, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 960 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • July 7, 2023

22. Google and Meta ignored their own rules in secret teen-targeting ad deals

    By Karlston, August 8, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 987 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 8, 2024

23. Google announces $10 billion cybersecurity investment following meeting with U.S. president

    By Karlston, August 26, 2021   

    • google
    • 0 comments
    • 1,185 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 26, 2021

24. Google announces new algorithm that makes FIDO encryption safe from quantum computers

    By Karlston, August 19, 2023   

    • google
    • 0 comments
    • 1,188 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 19, 2023

25. Google announces new tools to ensure you are using safe Chrome extensions

    By Karlston, August 17, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • 0 comments
    • 939 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 17, 2023