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Google Boosts Android Privacy with Support for DNS-over-HTTP/3 Google has added support for the DNS-over-HTTP/3 (DoH3) protocol on Android 11 and later to increase the privacy of DNS queries while providing better performance. HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, which relies on QUIC, a multiplexed Read more…

New Google Chrome Feature Reduces CPU Use to Extend Battery Life Google is testing a new ‘Quick Intensive Throttling’ feature that reduces CPU time by 10%, extending the battery life for laptops and mobile devices. In Chrome 87, Google introduced a new feature called ‘Intensive Wake Up Throttling’ that prevents Read more…

Google Patches New Chrome zero-day Flaw Exploited in Attacks Google has released Chrome 103.0.5060.114 for Windows users to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability exploited by attackers in the wild, the fourth Chrome zero-day patched in 2022. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-2294 exists in the wild.,” the browser Read more…

Google Blocked Dozens of Domains Used by Hack-for-hire Groups Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has blocked dozens of malicious domains and websites used by hack-for-hire groups in attacks targeting high-risk targets worldwide. Unlike commercial surveillance vendors whose tools are deployed in attacks by clients, hack-for-hire operators are directly involved in Read more…

Google Quietly Bans Deepfake Training Projects on Colab Google has quietly banned deepfake projects on its Colaboratory (Colab) service, putting an end to the large-scale utilization of the platform’s resources for this purpose. Colab is an online computing resource that allows researchers to run Python code directly through the browser Read more…

Google Shut Down Caching Servers at Two Russian ISPs Two Russian internet service providers (ISPs) have received notices from Google that the global caching servers on their network have been disabled. A caching server is an ISP-bound node for fast serving Google content faster to internet subscribers and maintain high Read more…

Google: Predator Spyware Infected Android Devices Using zero-days Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says that state-backed threat actors used five zero-day vulnerabilities to install Predator spyware developed by commercial surveillance developer Cytrox. In these attacks, part of three campaigns that started between August and October 2021, the attackers used zero-day Read more…

Google Play Now Blocks Paid App Downloads, Updates in Russia Google is now blocking Russian users and developers from downloading or updating paid applications from the Google Play Store starting Thursday due to sanctions. “As part of our compliance efforts, Google Play is blocking the downloading of paid apps and Read more…