Reduce Vulnerabilities by Ditching Android

Nov 23, 2019 | Android, Android, AT&T, Big Tech, Business, Cell Phone, cell phones, Cellular Services, Google, Google, Internet, Jailbreak, Malware, Mobile, Mobile Phones, Operating Systems, Patching, Phone, Phones, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security Alerts, Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Technology, Updates, Verizon, Zero-Day

Reduce Vulnerabilities by Ditching Android   Like I repeatedly explain to people to ask me about Android. Android is not Android is not Android. Every Android phone is unique because the Manufacturers are allowed to freely create applications and interfaces and...

Is someone eavesdropping on your Smart Speaker?

Oct 26, 2019 | Alexa, Amazon, anonymity, Apple, Audio, Best Practices, Big Tech, bluetooth, Consumer, gadgets, Google, Hacking, IoT, Monitoring, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Siri, Smart Assistants, Smart Speakers, spying, Surveillance, Technology

Is someone eavesdropping on your Smart Speaker? Are your smart speakers listening to everything — all the time.  Somewhat. But It turns out that some third-party apps or those don’t natively belong to Google or Amazon may be piggybacking in and eavesdropping. ...

Popular Game Breaches Personally Identifiable Information of 218 Million People

Oct 5, 2019 | Apple, Business, Cyber breaches, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Gaming, Google, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, iPad, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Tablet, Technology

Popular Game Breaches Personally Identifiable Information of 218 Million People   Do you like to play games on your smartphone or tablet? Word games, crosswords, and word searches and other social brain challenge games are quite popular but none so much as Words...

Google Play “Malware” Store — Poor App Management Platform

Oct 5, 2019 | Advertising, Android, Android, Exploits, Google, Google, Hacking, iPad, Malware, Mobile, Organized Crime, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Smart Phone, Software Manufacturers, Tablet, Technology, Tracking

Google Play “Malware” Store — Poor App Management Platform If you want to download apps for your smartphone or tablet, there are many choices. However, the two primary sources are the App Store, for Apple devices and the Google Play Store, also known as the...

Enjoying Some Anonymity Maybe Not For Long

Sep 21, 2019 | Amazon, anonymity, Apple, Big Tech, Business, Consumer, Data, Google, Microsoft, Monitoring, Patents, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, spying, Surveillance, Technology, Tracking, Tracking

Enjoying Some Anonymity Maybe Not For Long Worldwide in research labs engineers are working on some scarily intrusive surveillance technology tools. But what happens once these technologies have completed the design and testing process — they must be sold and used....

No More Hiding -Google’s Tactics Under Scrutiny

Sep 14, 2019 | Big Tech, Business, Computers, Data, data sharing, Financial, Fines and Penalties, Google, Google, Google, Law Enforcement, Legal, Liability, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulation, Security, Software, Software Manufacturers, Technology, Valuations

No More Hiding -Google’s Tactics Under Scrutiny On Monday, 50 attorneys general from US states and territories signed onto an antitrust investigation into Google, placing even more pressure on the major tech firm that is already facing intense scrutiny over its...