Some Google One plans now come with a complimentary VPN

Posted on 29/10/2020 by Engadget

If you’re a Google One subscriber, there’s a new reason to consider the service’s $10 per month 2TB plan. Google is adding built-in virtual private network (VPN) functionality to the Google One app, but you’ll need to subscribe to the 2TB and above p...

Zoom starts rolling out end-to-end encryption

Posted on 26/10/2020 by Engadget

Zoom is now rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for both free and paid users, so your video chats and meetings should be much more secure. You can activate E2EE on Zoom’s latest desktop client, Android app and Zoom Rooms starting today. It’ll be...

Google pulls popular Android apps that collected kids’ device data

Posted on 24/10/2020 by Engadget

It’s not always easy for app creators to avoid violating kids’ privacy, and a few of those developers are learning this first-hand. TechCrunch reports that Google has removed Princess Salon, Number Coloring and Cats & Cosplay, Android apps with a...

Senators push for investigation into CBP use of phone location data

Posted on 23/10/2020 by Engadget

A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senators Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren and Brian Schatz has called for an inspector general investigation into US Customs and Border Protection’s use of commercially-available location data to track American citiz...

Instagram’s handling of children’s data sparks EU investigation

Posted on 19/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Europe’s head regulator over Facebook is investigating Instagram over how it protects kids’ personal information, according to the BBC (via TechCrunch). The probe came about after reports that Instagram offered business accounts to children as young...

Cloud leak exposed sensitive data from over 200,000 voicemails

Posted on 17/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Some data leaks contain more sensitive info than most. Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered (via Threatpost) that Broadvoice, a cloud VoIP provider for businesses, left over 350 million records exposed online in an unprotected...

Barnes & Noble confirms hack exposed customer details

Posted on 15/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Barnes & Noble has emailed its customers saying that it has been the “victim of a cybersecurity attack,” in which personal data was accessed. The breach not only affected B&N’s corporate IT systems but the Nook e-reader platform as well, leav...

Prison video visitation system exposed calls between inmates and lawyers

Posted on 11/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Prison video visitation systems are sometimes the only way family and lawyers can talk to inmates, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the security of those systems recently suffered a major lapse. Researcher Bob Diachenko told TechCrunch...

Chinese app offers a peek over the Great Firewall, with big catches

Posted on 10/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

You can’t officially bypass China’s Great Firewall when it’s illegal to use a VPN for that in the country. Chinese residents appear to have a legal option, though, at least if they’re willing to live with some significant consequences. TechCrunch not...

FBI sent a team to ‘exploit’ Portland protesters’ phones