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YouTube stops recommending videos when signed out of Google

YouTube has changed how it works for people not signed into Google account or using incoginto mode, and it’s not showing suggested videos anymore. This change, which is being tested with some random users, shows a very simple YouTube homepage without any videos or tips on what to watch. […]

07 Mar

Google engineer caught stealing AI tech secrets for Chinese firms

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Linwei (Leon) Ding, 38, a former software engineer at Google, suspected of stealing Google AI trade secrets for Chinese companies. […]

23 Feb

Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds

Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts. […]

17 Feb

New Google Chrome feature blocks attacks against home networks

Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user’s browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks. […]

07 Feb

Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country’s schools. […]

07 Feb

Google tests blocking side-loaded Android apps with risky permissions

Google has launched a new pilot program to fight financial fraud by blocking the sideloading of Android APK files that request access to risky permissions. […]

06 Feb

Google says spyware vendors behind most zero-days it discovers

Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind 80% of the zero-day vulnerabilities Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered in 2023 and used to spy on devices worldwide. […]

03 Feb

Check if you’re in Google Chrome’s third-party cookie phaseout test

Google has started testing the phasing out of third-party cookies on Chrome, affecting about 1% of its users or approximately 30 million people. Learn how to check if you are part of the initial test. […]

31 Jan

Exploit released for Android local elevation flaw impacting 7 OEMs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a local privilege elevation flaw impacting at least seven Android original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is now publicly available on GitHub. However, as the exploit requires local access, its release will mostly be helpful to researchers. […]

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