Security & Privacy News

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1. Google to roll out Privacy Sandbox on Android 13 starting early 2023

   By alf9872000, November 15, 2022
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   • 931 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • November 15, 2022

2. Google to test disabling Chrome Manifest V2 extensions in June 2023

   By Karlston, September 28, 2022   

   • google chrome
   • manifest v2
   • (and 1 more)

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     • google chrome
     • manifest v2
     • extensions
   • 1 comment
   • 1,071 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • September 28, 2022

3. Google Uncovers Tool Used by Iranian Hackers to Steal Data from Email Accounts

   By aum, August 23, 2022
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   • 901 views
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   • Added by aum
   • August 23, 2022

4. Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode disclaimer to admit it is tracking users

   By Karlston, January 16, 2024   

   • google chrome
   • incognito mode
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     • google chrome
     • incognito mode
     • tracking
   • 1 comment
   • 1,259 views
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   • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
   • January 17, 2024

5. Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enrolling users

   By Karlston, November 3, 2021   

   • google
   • 2fa
   • (and 1 more)

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     • google
     • 2fa
     • forced
   • 0 comments
   • 1,609 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 3, 2021

6. Google wants to make it impossible to block YouTube ads as they may be inside videos

   By Karlston, June 13, 2024   

   • youtube
   • ads
   • 5 comments
   • 1,498 views
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   • Comment by UberGeek
   • June 15, 2024

7. Google wants you to trust Gemini with your Gmail inbox

   By Karlston, April 8   

   • gmail
   • gemini
   • 1 comment
   • 262 views
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   • Comment by The Boca Deb
   • April 8

8. Google wants your entire medical history for its new Fitbit AI coach

   By Karlston, March 18
   • 0 comments
   • 218 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 18

9. Google warns 14,000 Gmail users targeted by Russian hackers

   By Karlston, October 8, 2021   

   • gmail
   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 1,180 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 8, 2021

10. Google Warns About Hacker-for-Hire Services Trying to Phish Users

    By aum, June 30, 2022
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    • 916 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 30, 2022

11. Google Warns of a New Way Hackers Can Make Malware Undetectable on Windows

    By aum, September 24, 2021
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    • 1,628 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 24, 2021

12. Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon

    By Karlston, October 14, 2024   

    • google chrome
    • adblockers
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google chrome
      • adblockers
      • banned
    • 13 comments
    • 2,371 views
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    • Comment by vide
    • October 17, 2024

13. Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

    By Karlston, August 26, 2025   

    • google
    • android
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google
      • android
      • sideloading
    • 0 comments
    • 572 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 26, 2025

14. Google will cripple Android VPN services that threaten to break advertisements

    By Karlston, August 31, 2022   

    • google
    • vpn
    • (and 1 more)

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      • google
      • vpn
      • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 1,065 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 31, 2022

15. Google will make dark web reports available to all consumer Google Account users for free

    By Karlston, July 10, 2024   

    • google
    • 0 comments
    • 898 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 10, 2024

16. Google will now punish websites that hijack the back button to serve you ads

    By Karlston, April 14   

    • google
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 181 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 14

17. Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit

    By alf9872000, November 15, 2022
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    • 924 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 15, 2022

18. Google will pay you up to $30,000 in rewards to find bugs in its AI products

    By aum, October 7, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 327 views
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    • Added by aum
    • October 7, 2025

19. Google will turn off third-party tracking for some Chrome users soon

    By Karlston, December 14, 2023   

    • google chrome
    • third-party tracking
    • 0 comments
    • 1,051 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 14, 2023

20. Google Wins Lawsuit Against Russians Linked to Blockchain-based Glupteba Botnet

    By alf9872000, November 21, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 925 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 21, 2022

21. Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation

    By Karlston, May 29, 2024   

    • google search
    • 1 comment
    • 1,180 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • May 29, 2024

22. Google won’t ditch third-party cookies in Chrome after all

    By Karlston, April 23, 2025   

    • google chrome
    • third-party cookies
    • 0 comments
    • 771 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 23, 2025

23. Google working on transferring SMS One Time Passwords from your phone to your PC

    By Karlston, August 8, 2021   

    • passwords
    • 0 comments
    • 1,172 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 8, 2021

24. Google Workspace is getting a long-awaited security upgrade

    By Karlston, June 15, 2021   

    • google workspace
    • 0 comments
    • 1,501 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 15, 2021

25. Google Workspace security flaw exposed thousands of accounts to hackers

    By Karlston, July 28, 2024   

    • google workspace
    • 0 comments
    • 876 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 28, 2024