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Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping

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Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping 2026-08-28 at 12:28 By Sinisa Markovic Google introduced a batch of network security changes coming in Android 17, aimed at making it harder for network operators, snoops, and scammers to track what you do on your phone. “When you visit a website or […]

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Product showcase: AI Paper Trail shows the privacy cost of talking to AI

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Product showcase: AI Paper Trail shows the privacy cost of talking to AI 2026-08-24 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Proton’s AI Paper Trail is a free tool designed to make the information accumulated across AI conversations easier to see. It analyzes exported ChatGPT or Claude conversation data and produces a personal privacy report showing what

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OpenAI previews privacy-focused system for detecting AI misuse

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OpenAI previews privacy-focused system for detecting AI misuse 2026-08-20 at 12:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing with early customers seeking greater certainty about how their data will be protected as AI systems become more capable. The system identifies patterns across related interactions while restricting OpenAI personnel from accessing the underlying content.

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ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity

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ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity 2026-08-19 at 07:00 By Sinisa Markovic OpenAI’s new Computer History feature turns recent Mac computer activity into memories ChatGPT and Codex can use, and it’s raising questions about privacy and security along the way. Computer History (Source: OpenAI) What Computer History does Computer

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Signal’s new security feature checks if your encrypted chats were tampered with

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Signal’s new security feature checks if your encrypted chats were tampered with 2026-08-12 at 16:47 By Sinisa Markovic Signal has introduced a feature called automatic key verification, giving users a new way to confirm that nobody has secretly interfered with their encrypted chats. “Signal is always end-to-end encrypted, and automatic key verification provides an additional,

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Product showcase: Enpass Password Manager breaks away from the proprietary cloud model

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Product showcase: Enpass Password Manager breaks away from the proprietary cloud model 2026-08-10 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Enpass is a password manager that stores passwords, passkeys, payment cards, identities, secure notes, software licenses, and other sensitive information in encrypted vaults. Vaults remain on the device or in a cloud storage service selected by the

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Digital executive protection is a strategic imperative for CEOs

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Digital executive protection is a strategic imperative for CEOs 2026-08-04 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this interview with Help Net Security, Brian Hill, Field CISO, Client Advisory for BlackCloak, explains how attackers reach companies through the personal lives of executives. He describes a case where a draft report sat in an executive’s personal email

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Product showcase: Dashlane Password Manager is more security toolkit than password vault

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Product showcase: Dashlane Password Manager is more security toolkit than password vault 2026-07-30 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Dashlane is a password manager for individuals and families that stores passwords, passkeys, payment cards, personal information and secure notes in an encrypted vault. It also includes a password generator, password health reports, an authenticator, credential sharing,

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Google’s newest sign-in method asks you to look at the camera

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Google’s newest sign-in method asks you to look at the camera 2026-07-24 at 11:33 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s selfie video sign-in option verifies that an account owner is a real person and that the account wasn’t created or used by computer programs or bots for the purpose of abuse, such as spamming. It is not

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Product showcase: ZoneAlarm Mobile Security adds customizable content filtering to mobile security

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Product showcase: ZoneAlarm Mobile Security adds customizable content filtering to mobile security 2026-07-20 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec ZoneAlarm Mobile Security is a security app from Check Point designed to protect mobile devices against phishing, malicious websites, unsafe networks, and fraudulent links. It is available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and can run on Apple silicon

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Claude can now sign into websites with 1Password without exposing your credentials

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Claude can now sign into websites with 1Password without exposing your credentials 2026-07-17 at 12:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec 1Password has introduced 1Password for Claude, a beta integration that lets Anthropic’s AI assistant complete browser tasks requiring authentication without accessing users’ passwords or other secrets. The integration is available to paid Claude subscribers (Pro, Max, Team,

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Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research

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Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research 2026-07-14 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Smart home security research runs on a scarce ingredient: recordings of how real people use the gadgets in their homes. Getting that data means wiring up someone’s house and watching for months, which is slow, costly,

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Chatto: Open-source team messenger with privacy at its core

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Chatto: Open-source team messenger with privacy at its core 2026-07-14 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Teams that want their group chats off commercial platforms have a growing menu of self-hosted options. Chatto joined that group when its developer released the code under an open-source license and posted binaries for anyone to run on their own

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Most data brokers won’t tell you what happened to your deletion request

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Most data brokers won’t tell you what happened to your deletion request 2026-07-10 at 09:30 By Sinisa Markovic Data brokers collect personal details on most adults in the United States and sell them to buyers that include employers, landlords, insurance companies, and government agencies. California gives residents a way to push back. You can ask

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Product showcase: Protect your iPhone with McAfee Mobile Security

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Product showcase: Protect your iPhone with McAfee Mobile Security 2026-07-09 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec McAfee Mobile Security for iOS combines scam protection, web protection, VPN, Wi-Fi security, and device security checks in a single app. It is also available for Android. After downloading the app from the App Store, I created an account and

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Product showcase: Is that text a scam? Malwarebytes Mobile Security can help you find out

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Product showcase: Is that text a scam? Malwarebytes Mobile Security can help you find out 2026-07-06 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Malwarebytes Mobile Security for iPhone combines scam prevention, privacy protection, and identity monitoring in a single app. It evaluates a device’s security posture, provides recommendations to improve protection, and is available for Windows, macOS,

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This supercomputer encrypts your data even while it’s running it

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This supercomputer encrypts your data even while it’s running it 2026-07-01 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic Most people who handle sensitive data already encrypt it in two places. They lock it down when it sits on a hard drive, and they lock it down when it moves across a network. There has always been a

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Proton’s pitch for Lumo 2.0: Frontier AI without the data grab

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Proton’s pitch for Lumo 2.0: Frontier AI without the data grab 2026-07-01 at 01:15 By Anamarija Pogorelec Proton has unveiled Lumo 2.0, a major upgrade to its zero-access encrypted AI assistant. Built on a new architecture, the release brings the assistant closer to frontier AI models with new AI models, multimodal capabilities, Memory, improved web

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Supreme Court Rules Constitutional Privacy Protections Apply to Cellphone Users’ Location History

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Supreme Court Rules Constitutional Privacy Protections Apply to Cellphone Users’ Location History 2026-06-30 at 14:48 By Associated Press The ruling was made in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant. The post Supreme Court Rules Constitutional Privacy Protections Apply to Cellphone Users’ Location History appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Product showcase: Scam calls, phishing, and data breaches? Meet AVG Mobile Security

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Product showcase: Scam calls, phishing, and data breaches? Meet AVG Mobile Security 2026-06-30 at 08:45 By Anamarija Pogorelec AVG Mobile Security for iOS helps protect users against online threats with features including Web Guard, VPN, Scam Guardian Pro, Hack Alerts, and Photo Vault. It also identifies suspicious calls and scam text messages and helps keep

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