October 23, 2024 at 01:37PM Google has introduced SynthID, a technology that embeds invisible watermarks in AI-generated content from its Gemini and Lyria tools. This initiative aims to enhance the verification of authenticity across various media formats, addressing challenges posed by the proliferation of generative AI outputs. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **New Technology Launch:** Google has … Read more
October 7, 2024 at 11:04PM Google has globally rolled out three new Android features to deter phone theft. The Theft Detection Lock activates if a phone is taken and moves at high speed, the Offline Device Lock works if the device is offline for a long time, and Remote Lock allows users to lock stolen … Read more
September 20, 2024 at 09:48AM Google introduced passkey support in 2022 for Android and Chrome, allowing users to authenticate with biometric instead of passwords. Users can now save passkeys to Google Password Manager from Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, syncing them across devices for easier sign-ins. End-to-end encryption and a new Google Password Manager PIN … Read more
September 20, 2024 at 03:39AM Google introduced a Password Manager PIN for Chrome web users to securely sync passkeys across various devices. This PIN enhances security by end-to-end encrypting the passkeys, preventing access by anyone, including Google. Users can create a longer alpha-numeric PIN and are no longer required to scan a QR code. iOS … Read more
September 12, 2024 at 07:18AM The Irish Data Protection Commission has initiated a statutory inquiry into Google’s AI model, PaLM 2, to assess its compliance with data protection regulations when processing European users’ personal data. This inquiry aims to safeguard individuals’ rights and freedoms, following similar actions against other tech companies for potential privacy violations. … Read more
August 26, 2024 at 06:00PM Google announced that it has fixed the tenth zero-day vulnerability exploited in 2024, either by attackers or security researchers in hacking contests. Based on the meeting notes, it appears that Google revealed the patching of the tenth zero-day exploit that was exploited in the wild in 2024 by either attackers … Read more
August 21, 2024 at 05:44PM Today, Google issued a new emergency security update for Chrome to address a zero-day vulnerability, marking the ninth such exploit targeted in attacks this year. Based on the meeting notes, it seems that today Google has released a new emergency security update for Chrome to address a zero-day vulnerability, which … Read more
August 10, 2024 at 03:21PM Numerous security flaws in Google’s Quick Share for Android and Windows have been discovered, allowing for an RCE attack chain and posing serious risks such as unauthorized file writing and Wi-Fi connection manipulation. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in Quick Share version 1.0.1724.0, and Google is tracking them under two … Read more
August 7, 2024 at 04:24AM Mozilla and Google released updates for their web browsers, patching a total of 20 vulnerabilities. Google’s Chrome version 127.0.6533.99 fixed six vulnerabilities of various severity, including a critical out-of-bounds memory access issue. Meanwhile, Mozilla’s Firefox version 129 addressed 14 vulnerabilities, 11 of which are rated as high severity. Both companies … Read more
August 1, 2024 at 08:38AM Mozilla is set to distrust Entrust as a root certificate authority following compliance failures, and Google has already taken this step. Despite Entrust’s efforts to regain trust, both companies find the proposed plan unsatisfactory. The decision is based on a history of compliance incidents and concerns about Entrust’s ability to … Read more