Google GAVE Gemini Access to Your Apps on Android! Do THIS to Block it!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdThsNhoP8Y

 

iOS 15: How to Invite Android Users to a FaceTime Call - MacRumors

In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, you can enable anyone, even if they don't have an Apple device, to join a FaceTime call with you by creating a link to a ‌FaceTime‌ conversation that can be shared anywhere.
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/facetime-android/

New Way to Identify if Your Android or iPhone's Camera and Mic Is Secretly Used... Here's What You Need to Do | Tech Times

Kim Komando, a Fox News reporter, shared her experience with targeted ads. She said that when she mentioned that she would like to go hiking in Patagonia, her phone started receiving ads about hiking adventures in her desired place after an hour during their dinner. Although there's no concrete evidence that your phone's camera is always listening to you, many residents in the United States believe that apps and other sites collect their voice data for marketing purposes. Even your smart TV could be gathering sensitive data while you use it.....
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/253062/20201004/new-way-to-identify-if-your-android-or-iphones-camera-and-mic-is-secretly-used-heres-what-you-need-to-do.htm

Google Assistant Can Now Translate Languages on Your Phone | WIRED

Interpreter Mode comes to iOS and Android, making it easier to converse somewhat seamlessly across language barriers.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-assistant-can-now-translate-on-your-phone/

Android 'spoofing' bug helps targets bank accounts - BBC News

A "major" security weakness in Google's Android software has let cyber-thieves craft apps that can steal banking logins, a security firm has found.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50605455

Android users beware: 146 bugs found in preinstalled apps - CNET

Security research firm Kryptowire has again exposed a hive of potentially malicious activity by preinstalled apps on cheaply produced Android phones. In research funded by the US Department of Homeland Security, the firm found apps secretly recording audio, changing phone settings without user permission and even granting themselves new permissions.....
https://www.cnet.com/news/android-users-beware-146-bugs-found-in-pre-installed-apps/

Android malware disguises as ad blocker, but then pesters users with ads | ZDNet

Security researchers have discovered a new Android malware strain that's currently being distributed as an ad blocker for Android users, but, ironically, once installed, it pesters victims with ads through multiple methods at every couple of minutes.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-malware-disguises-as-ad-blocker-but-then-pesters-users-with-ads/

Android malware that comes preinstalled is a massive threat - CNET

The Android Security team's former tech lead, who's now a security researcher on Google's Project Zero, breaks down why....
https://www.cnet.com/news/android-malware-that-comes-preinstalled-are-a-massive-threat/#ftag=CAD-09-10aai5b

How to make text easier to read on Android, iOS, and the web - The Verge

Stop straining your eyes to see what's on your screen
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/25/8909631/android-ios-web-reading-text-size-brightness-easier-how-to

25 Million Android Phones Infected With Malware That 'Hides In WhatsApp' - Forbes

Fraudsters have managed to infect millions of Android phones via an Alibaba-owned app store, researchers claim.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/07/10/25-million-android-phones-infected-with-malware-that-hides-in-whatsapp/#6d2a9e454470

Thousands of Android apps can track your phone — even if you deny permissions - The Verge

Android Q may have fixes, but when will you get it?
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/8/20686514/android-covert-channel-permissions-data-collection-imei-ssid-location

These are the sneaky new ways that Android apps are tracking you - Fast Company

You could admire the tenacity if it didn't come with such trickery: After years of effort by Google to stop Android apps from scanning users' data without permission, app developers keep trying to find new work-arounds to track people. A talk at PrivacyCon, a one-day conference hosted by the Federal Trade Commission last Thursday, outlined a few ways apps are prying loose network, device, and location identifiers. ....
https://www.fastcompany.com/90372033/these-are-the-sneaky-new-ways-that-android-apps-are-tracking-you

Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices - Ars Technica

After Google successfully beat back Triada in 2017, its developers found a new way in.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/google-confirms-2017-supply-chain-attack-that-sneaked-backdoor-on-android-devices/

The 'Nuclear Option' -- Block Robocalls, Spam Calls On iPhone, Android When Apps Don't Work - Forbes

There's basically two ways to stop robocalls. One works some of the time, the other, all the time.....
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2019/05/12/how-to-block-and-stop-robocalls-on-iphone-android-summer-2019-apps-vs-nuclear-option/#552796fa6de2

Ad scams on Android are draining your battery and making scammers rich - BGR

In light of all of the technologies and services offered by Google -- from its popular search engine to Android -- it's somewhat easy to forget that the vast majority of the company's revenue -- which is in excess of $100 billion annually -- comes from advertising...
https://bgr.com/2019/03/24/android-ads-scam-stuffing-battery-drain/

Most Android Antivirus Apps Are Garbage - WIRED

Fraudulent and ineffective antivirus apps persist on the Google Play Store, and it's unclear whether they'll ever totally go away...
https://www.wired.com/story/android-antivirus-apps-bad-fake/

Some major Android apps are still sending data directly to Facebook - The Verge

Even when you're not logged in or don't have a Facebook account...
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/18252397/facebook-android-apps-sending-data-user-privacy-developer-tools-violation

These Android Apps Track You Without Your Consent - International Business Times

Google was able to confirm that over a million devices have apps that track their users without them knowing it. These apps collect data from their smartphones which can be used in a lot of different ways outside the user's intentions. Here's what we know about this issue...
https://www.ibtimes.com/these-android-apps-track-you-without-your-consent-2764820.

How Tracking And Selling Our Data Became A Business Model (Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point)

There are new calls for tech companies to stop selling your location to third parties. We’ll look at the economics and perils of "surveillance capitalism."
Interview:

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/01/15/surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff-facebook-data

Watch Android Malware Automatically Steal 1,000 Euros From a PayPal Account in Seconds - VICE

A new banking malware for Android phones allows criminals to take over control of PayPal and steal money. ....
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zan7/android-malware-paypal