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Google launches its largest and 'most capable' AI model, Gemini
The company is planning to license Gemini to customers through Google Cloud for them to use in their own applications.

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications
Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.

iPhone und Android: Push-Nachrichten als Datenschatz für staatliche Überwachung
Push-Nachrichten für iPhones und Android-Geräte laufen über Apples und Googles Server. An diesem Datenschatz sind auch staatliche Akteure interessiert.

Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
Across the world, governments and health authorities are working together to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect people and get society back up and running. Software developers are contributing by crafting technical tools to help combat the virus and save lives. In this spirit of collaboration, Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security central to the design.

Google's Project Zero starts its own Android hacking contest
Despite the existence of vulnerability rewards programs at Google and other companies, many unique, high-quality security bugs have been discovered as a result of hacking contests. Hoping to continue the stream of great bugs, we’ve decided to start our own contest: The Project Zero Prize.
Ein Drittel aller Android-Apps schickt heimlich Daten an Facebook
Eine Untersuchung zeigt Datensammelei des Social-Media-Konzerns durch versteckte Tools in vielen Apps. Diese senden auch Daten an Facebook, wenn man gar keinen Account dort hat. Hersteller aus Deutschland zeigen sich nach Bekanntwerden reumütig.
Google sammelt Ortsdaten auch bei deaktiviertem Standortverlauf
Auch bei deaktiviertem Standortverlauf speichert Google den Aufenthaltsort des Nutzers ab. Um das abzuschalten, gibt es eine andere Option.
Chat is Google’s next big fix for Android’s messaging mess
A top-tier Android phone can cost upwards of a thousand dollars, and for that money, you’ll get some amazing features. It will have a stellar screen, top-flight camera, gobs of storage, and an absolutely atrocious texting experience.

Ungoogled Chromium - Chrome without tracking
ungoogled-chromium - Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration and enhancing privacy, control, and transparency
Das kranke WWW: Stop using Google Web-Services
Google Web-Services verbreiten sich wie ein Krebsgeschwür, dabei gibt es Alternativen.
New research: Understanding the root cause of account takeover
Posted by Kurt Thomas, Anti-Abuse Research; Angelika Moscicki, Account Security Account takeover, or ‘hijacking’, is unfortunately a common...
Lock it up! New hardware protections for your lock screen with the Google Pixel 2
Posted by Xiaowen Xin, Android Security Team The new Google Pixel 2 ships with a dedicated hardware security module designed to be robust a...
Google and Cisco team up in the cloud wars against Amazon
Google and Cisco have some catching up to do in cloud infrastructure, and now theyre joining forces on new products and services.
Android malware on Google Play adds devices to botnet
Symantec has found eight apps infected with the Sockbot malware on Google Play that can add compromised devices to a botnet and potentially perform DDoS attacks.
Making Google prompt the primary choice for 2-Step Verification
In July, we began inviting users to try Google prompt as their 2-Step Verification (2SV) method, instead of SMS text messages. Google pro...
Googles Advanced Protection Program: extra security at a cost
How much hassle would you put up with to make your account more secure?
Google hat ein trojanisches Pferd gebaut, um in jeden Aspekt eures Lebens zu gelangen
Google versucht die neue Technologie mit eigener Hardware bekannt zu machen, sodass andere Hersteller nachziehen. Das funktionierte bereits bei Android sehr...
Google Play bug bounty hunts RCE vulnerabilities
HackerOne and Google launch a Google Play bug bounty program to incentivize testers to find remote code executions in popular Android apps.