In November 2023, Google released Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1, which brought Private Space, a feature similar to Samsung’s Secure Folder that you find on most smartphones and tablets from the company. Well, Google has now released Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1, and it brings a new option to Private Space which Samsung already offers […]
Read MoreYou know how both Google and Apple blur faces and license plates and other potentially personal info from their maps imagery? It’s an important step to protect user privacy, which is well appreciated. In the modern AI-driven age, it comes as no surprise that there might be a better and more elegant solution. Enter German […]
Read MoreUnder Meta, Instagram and WhatsApp have started to grow faster, as they now have more resources to add more features that users have requested. Over the past few years, both apps have added dozens of new features; sometimes, they can also get over the top. One such new feature is currently being tested for Instagram. Instagram […]
Read MoreThe original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. We all know to be careful about the details we share online, but the information we seek can also be revealing. Search for driving directions, and our location becomes far easier to guess. Check for a password in a trove of compromised data, and we […]
Read MoreMany users love the Secure Folder feature on Samsung’s smartphones and tablets. A similar feature is currently unavailable on Apple’s or Google’s devices, but Google is working on it, and it could come to Android smartphones in the future. The company is beta-testing the Private Space feature for Android smartphones, and it could come with […]
Read MoreBack in 2018, Apple held talks with DuckDuckGo to replace Google as the default search engine in private browsing mode, but ultimately rejected the idea, according to transcripts unsealed by the judge overseeing the US government’s antitrust trial against Google in Washington. Testifying in closed sessions, DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg said that his company had […]
Read MoreApple today released Safari 17, the newest version of the Safari browser. Safari 17 can be downloaded on macOS Monterey and macOS Ventura, and it brings some of the macOS Sonoma features to older operating systems. Safari 17 introduces support for Profiles, so browsing can be separated into topics like work and personal, plus it […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Amid all the Microsoft leaks today, Microsoft’s AI research team was also found to have mistakenly leaked 38TB worth of the company’s private data. The leaked data included backups of Microsoft employees’ computers. Data stored in the computers included passwords to Microsoft services, secret keys, and over 30,000 internal Teams […]
Read MoreStarting with iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, Safari automatically removes tracking parameters from URLs while in Private Browsing Mode, in order to prevent cross-website tracking. When a tracking parameter is detected while browsing or copying a link, Apple says Safari strips the identifying components of the URL, while leaving the rest intact. Apple calls this […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Reddit, a popular news aggregation and discussion site with over 50 million daily active users, is “going dark,” with most of its subreddit communities choosing to enter private mode. Users are doing this to protest upcoming Reddit API price increases that will make it impossible for third-party app and bot […]
Read MoreApple is enhancing the security of Safari in iOS 17, and private browsing now requires Face ID authentication or a passcode to access. If you open up a private browsing window in Safari, you will need to authenticate with Face ID. That means someone who has access to your unlocked phone and opens your Safari […]
Read MoreSamsung Networks has announced that it is offering a private 5G network to Hoban Constructions, a leading construction firm in South Korea, in partnership with NAVER Cloud. The private 5G connectivity service offers improved efficiency, safety, and security at construction sites. It offers 5G coverage for a specific area or worksite. Samsung Networks and NAVER […]
Read MoreWhatsApp appears to have a username feature in the works that could potentially provide people on the messaging service with an additional layer of privacy. As things stand, if someone wants to add you as a WhatsApp contact, you’re required to share your phone number with them, even if they add you via the QR […]
Read MoreWhatsApp is rolling out a new Chat Lock feature that allows users to secure select conversations in their inbox behind a passcode, fingerprint, or Face ID authentication, parent company Meta has announced. In a post on its news page, Meta explained that locked conversations are removed from the regular chat list and hidden in a […]
Read MoreSoon, the Ispace lander will have plenty of company. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic will be sending its Peregrine lander on the debut flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, which could launch in June. Houston-based Intuitive Machines plans to send two Nova-C landers to the moon this year, with another slated for 2024. Other companies, like […]
Read MoreWith well over 400 million monthly active listeners, Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming platforms on the planet. And with countless songs and playlists to choose from – along with several podcasts – it’s not difficult to see why. Related Reading: Private listening sessions are a great way to consume content on […]
Read MoreRoger Zelazny, author of novels such as Lord of Light and A Night in the Lonesome October, was one of science fiction’s most treasured voices. Sci-fi author and editor Warren Lapine credits Zelazny’s books with rescuing him from the life of a juvenile delinquent. “Roger Zelazny is a writer’s writer,” Lapine says in Episode 534 […]
Read MoreGoogle a fait la lumière sur la façon dont il utilise les données privées des capteurs de votre téléphone Android pour mettre à jour ses fonctions de machine learning, telles que Live Translate, sans envoyer de données privées à ses serveurs en cloud. En septembre dernier, Google a introduit Live Caption, Now Playing et Smart […]
Read MoreIn an official newsroom blog, Samsung announced that its 5G networking equipment is being used by Japanese telecom operator NTT East for its private 5G network. The telecom operator is using Samsung Networks’ cloud-native 5G Macro Core and Radio Access Network (RAN). This would enhance connectivity and unlock diversified use cases for many businesses across various industries in Japan. NTT […]
Read MoreMozilla today announced the launch of the next-generation version of Firefox, which adds several useful new features to the browser. Firefox 106 adds a new private browsing shortcut that can be pinned to the desktop to make it easy to open up a Private Browsing window, plus Mozilla has redesigned the Private Browsing mode with […]
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