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Google’s annual blog post recapping Play Store and Android protections in 2024 is now available. It highlights new safety measures, like how Google Play Protect cannot be turned off during calls.

The second Tuesday of February marks Safer Internet Day, a global event that promotes safe internet practices, especially for children and young adults. We need an awareness event like this because of ...

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When ChatGPT went viral a couple of years ago, some law enforcement agencies warned that AI would make it even easier for hackers to develop dangerous tools. We even saw concepts of undetectable ...

The Google Security blog notes that Google Play Protect scans billions of apps in the Google Play Store every day to protect users against unwanted or harmful apps. Even if you install an app outside ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Google Play is the go-to source for downloading apps on Android. Google ensures that the experience remains safe so that users can trust the apps they download from the platform. However, sometimes ...

Google is piloting a new way to tackle financial fraud by blocking the installation of apps that use frequently abused permissions. Many financial fraud apps have exploited permissions related to SMS, ...

Today, Google announced new security features coming to Android 15 and Google Play Protect that will help block scams, fraud, and malware apps on users' devices. Announced at Google I/O 2024, the new ...

To avoid detection, Google has found that malicious parties are looking beyond the Play Store to infect Android devices with malware. In response, Google is updating Play Protect and extending its ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google has discontinued producing the second-generation Nest Protect connected smoke detector. Existing Nest Protect units will ...