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Chrome's latest security measures mean fewer worries about rogue extensions

The browser is also getting better at recognizing dangerous files you download Browser extensions are a double-edged sword. They can greatly enhance your browsing sessions with grammar checks, price...

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Apple's Private Relay keeps your browsing so secret even Apple can't track you

Available to all paying iCloud subscribers at no extra cost Security is on everyone's mind these days, with more people than ever looking to keep their browsing data hidden from prying eyes. Apple is...

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Update Chrome now before something awful happens to your devices

Keep yourself protected from a zero-day vulnerability Your security online is paramount to a positive user experience, and the developers at Google are constantly working hard to keep you safe while...

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Screen recorder scrcpy gains Android 12 support, but Google severely limited...

The tool is no longer able to record the screen in restricted apps like password managers Command line tool scrcpy is probably the most powerful screen recorder for anyone who needs to record their...

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A Google Drive update is going to break a bunch of your links

Have fun updating those URLs, folks A big Google Drive change coming down the pipe will prevent people who want to look at a file for the first time from doing so unless they get a hold of a special...

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Google says it's hanging on to cookies for a while longer

FLoC is now scheduled to replace tracking cookies by late 2023. Maybe. It turns out that reinventing one of the cornerstones of the modern web is, um, hard. Google initially promised that it would stop...

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You can now log into Twitter on Android with your 2FA key alone

It can now be your only two-factor authentication method Update Login via security key alone now supported Twitter has had two-factor security based on physical keys, like the Yubikey or Google's Titan...

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10 apps with millions of Play Store downloads found stealing Facebook login info

If you've downloaded one of the following, you might want to check your account Google has a lot of moving parts behind the scenes, trying to keep malware off of the Play Store. But with seven figures...

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Watch out for these FBI honeypot phones if you like to do crimes

This modified Pixel 4a is a narc phone. An Android policeman, you might say Criminals use cell phones. And because police agencies know this, they tend to be a little more cautious about said phones...

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Gmail's latest anti-fraud measure promises to show you corporate logos

Logos in place of the avatar show an email has gone through rigorous verification Despite years upon years of attempts to drown out phishing scams from the email ecosystem, fraudulent messages are...

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Chrome will nag you to stop visiting sites without HTTPS

Full-page warnings incoming for HTTP websites in Chrome 94 We may not like everything Google plans for its browser and the open web (FLOC, Manifest v3, and Chromium's dominance come to mind), but...

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Another day, another major Chrome exploit: Here's how to keep yourself protected

Act now to protect your system from the newest, bad Chrome vulnerability Your security is critical to a positive web surfing experience, and Google is constantly pushing updates to Chrome so you'll...

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Arlo simplifies its home security plans: unlimited devices now cost just $10...

But the advanced emergency services are bumping up to the $15 plan Arlo's security cameras are getting more popular thanks to wide availability and simplicity. And the company is embracing that...

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Facebook's slow roll on encryption has made it to video and voice calls on...

But not by default Facebook has been slow to implement end-to-end encryption for its messaging apps, but the baby steps continue to happen nevertheless. Today, it announced the introduction of opt-in...

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Eufy's subscription-free doorbell is even cheaper on Amazon today, but the...

You have until the end of the day to purchase a wireless video doorbell for just $80 A smart doorbell camera can make keeping an eye on your home much easier, whether receiving a package from UPS or...

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Google Maps is trying to be painfully clear about how crowdsourced data...

And you'll need to agree to it if you want to keep using it — but you were already doing it anyway Google Maps has become an essential tool in our lives, be it for getting around or just knowing...

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Venmo's redesign moves its tabs to a bottom bar, and it's going live for more...

Say goodbye to the global feed Update Wider availability Payment apps like Venmo have improved many group dinners out at restaurants — no more fighting over the bill when you can transfer money right...

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Here's what Android 12's new Private Compute Core is actually going to do

Google's opening up features that live under the rebranded name for public review, with more planned for later Yesterday, when Android 12 Beta 5 rolled out, we spotted an apparent rebranding for...

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Forget about Wyze — grab a pair of Eufy's indoor smart cameras for just $60

No need to worry about that shipping cost If you're looking for a dirt-cheap option for Wi-Fi cameras, Wyze isn't your only choice. Today Eufy (an Anker sub-brand) is selling a pair of its basic indoor...

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Your old Android phone is getting better about keeping you safe from...

'Those permissions granted to you? Yeah, we're gonna need them back...' Google is alerting app developers to some big coding changes ahead of the planned expansion of Android's permission auto-reset...

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