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| | | New Security Flaw Impacts 5G, 4G, and 3G Telephony Protocols | | ZDNet | A new vulnerability has been discovered in the upcoming 5G cellular mobile communications protocol. Researchers have described this new flaw as more severe than any of the previous vulnerabilities that affected the 3G and 4G standards. | | After Facebook, Google Apologizes for Running a User Data Collection Program on iOS | | The Next Web | Last night, just when we were trying to get our heads around Facebook‘s data collecting program, TechCrunch reported that Google also had an app that monitored users’ activities on an iPhone and rewarded them. | | Google+ Will Bid Users Farewell on April 2nd | | Engadget | Google made the decision to shut down its social network last year after the revelation of a security vulnerability. It even moved up the website's final day after the existence of a data bug exposing 52.5 million users' info came to light. Now, the tech giant has revealed that Google+ will no longer exist after April 2nd, 2019, and it has even detailed the steps it's taking leading to that day. | | Meet the Chromebooks of 2019 (So Far) | | CNET | Chromebooks have come a long way. Once an option-of-last-resort for those looking to buy a super-cheap laptop, improved design, hardware, and access to Android apps have made Chromebooks a legitimate option for both work and fun. |
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| | | I Cut Google Out Of My Life. It Screwed Up Everything | | Gizmodo | Long ago, Google made the mistake of adopting the motto, “Don’t be evil,” in a jab at competitors who exploited their users. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has since demoted the phrase in its corporate code of conduct presumably because of how hard it is to live up to it. |
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