Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack
by John E Dunn Unsettling news for anyone who relies on smartphone voice…
Brave beats other browsers in privacy study
by Danny Bradbury Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to…
Android 11 to clamp down on background location access
by John E Dunn Is Android finally about to get on top of apps that quietly…
Smart speakers mistakenly eavesdrop up to 19 times a day
by Danny Bradbury That smart home speaker isn’t listening to everything you…
Apple chops Safari’s TLS certificate validity down to one year
by John E Dunn Barely noticed by web users, the life expectancy of SSL/TLS…
Suspect who refused to decrypt hard drives released after four years
by John E Dunn The contentious case of a man held in custody since 2015 for…
Mozilla issues final warning to websites using TLS 1.0
by John E Dunn Sometime this March, the Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge…
NIST tests methods of recovering data from smashed smartphones
by John E Dunn Smash it, submerge it in water, and perhaps shoot it for…
Apple proposes simple security upgrade for SMS 2FA codes
by John E Dunn Apple engineers think they’ve come up with a simple way to…
Apple patches critical bugs on iPhone and Mac – update now!
by Paul Ducklin Apple has just announced its latest round of security…