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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/20/apple-google-phone-app-trace-coronavirus
Software can be used to develop apps that detect when a user has spent time near another user who later tests positive for the virus
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/21122044/google-photos-privacy-breach-takeout-data-video-strangers
Google’s Takeout service, that lets people download their data, was affected by a “technical issue” between November 21st and November 25th last year. It resulted in a small number of users receiving private videos that didn’t belong to them.
“The goal of the Connected Home over IP project is to simplify development for manufacturers and increase compatibility for consumers.”
data from localStorage and WebSQL — two types of storage commonly used by web apps and packaged apps — wasn’t migrated properly.
By now, the privacy threats posed by Amazon Alexa and Google Home are common knowledge. Workers for both companies routinely listen to audio of users—recordings of which can be kept forever—and the sounds the devices capture can be used in criminal trials.
Now, there’s a new concern: malicious apps developed by third parties and hosted by Amazon or Google.
“Digital exhaust” from online life could be transformed into health insights. Should it be?
Apple statement alienates the security community when the company needs it most.
https://www.ft.com/content/e3e1697e-ce57-11e9-99a4-b5ded7a7fe3f
Google is secretly using hidden web pages that feed the personal data of its users to advertisers, undermining its own policies and circumventing EU privacy regulations
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/04/youtube-to-pay-170-million-in-ftc-child-privacy-settlement.html
Google and YouTube knowingly and illegally monitored, tracked, and served targeted ads to young children just to keep advertising dollars rolling in
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/08/23/deconstructing-googles-excuses-on-tracking-protection/
If an ad uses deeply personal information to appeal to emotional vulnerabilities or exploits psychological tendencies to generate a purchase, then that is a form of privacy violation—regardless of the technical details.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html
YouTube’s search and recommendation system appears to have systematically diverted users to far-right and conspiracy channels in Brazil.
The apps gather information such as location, even after owners explicitly say no. Google says a fix won’t come until Android Q.
Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of manufacturers, Google researchers confirmed on Thursday.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/18634842/google-passwords-plain-text-g-suite-fourteen-years
Only affects some G Suite customers
it can’t find any evidence that anybody’s password was improperly accessed. It’s resetting any passwords that might be affected