Tag: Google

Note 115 Android Will Now Scan Sideloaded Apps For Malware At Install Time

The Google Play Store might not be perfect for stopping Android malware, but its collection of scanning, app reviews, and developer requirements makes it a lot safer than the wider, unfiltered Internet. The world outside Google’s walled garden has no rules at all and offers a countless number of questionable apps available for sideloading. To help combat the surge of sideloaded malware, Google Play can now pop up a malware scanner at install time if it decides the app you’re trying to sideload is interesting.

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https://arstechnica.com/?p=1976895

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Note 039 Google Makes Passkeys Default, Stepping Up Its Push to Kill Passwords

Less than six months ago, Google announced that it was launching support for the password replacement known as “passkeys” for all personal accounts across its billions of users. Today, the company said it is going a step further and will make passkeys the default login setting for users.

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https://www.wired.com/story/google-passkey-default/

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