Ars Technica | Amazon- and Google-approved apps turned both voice-controlled devices into "smart spies."

BetterCloud Monitor | Altitude 2019 was our biggest and best customer conference yet. Over 2.5 days, IT professionals discussed their biggest SaaS management and security challenges (and how they solved them), shared tips on automation, and learned about BetterCloud’s product vision and roadmap. But Altitude was pretty unique this year—there were a lot of firsts. If you missed it, here are nine key highlights and takeaways.

The Register | Microsoft will allow "self-service purchase and license management capabilities" for Office 365 users, initially for its Power Platform low-code services, PowerApps, PowerBI and Flow. Users will be able to buy own licences and administrators cannot prevent it.

Computerworld | Firefox 70 adds trackers from social media giants Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to its block list, offers a new privacy report, and rolls out a baked-in password manager.

TechTarget | Windows 10 performance can slow down over time. Fortunately, you can do a few things to speed up performance, including freeing up storage space and removing bloatware.

Mashable | The most popular web browser in the world, Google Chrome is already highly secure and the best choice for those worried about their privacy and safety online. One of the great things about the browser is you can easily customize it and add extensions to personalize your experience. One such option is to add a VPN extension so that you're further protected from threats as well as the potential risks of your ISP spying on what you're doing online.

BetterCloud Monitor | Didn't get a chance to read last week's SaaS updates? Catch up with the latest updates from G Suite and Slack here.