Android already warns when your location is being tracked — but not by which apps. That puts the onus on users to play detective, diving into privacy settings to work out which apps need to be curtailed or even removed. Few do that. This makes it easy.

Google says the group’s tools enabled scammers with little technical skill to impersonate agencies like the IRS and the USPS at a massive scale.

The Dark Web Report launched about 18 months ago with bold promises to protect users from identity theft by monitoring criminal marketplaces for leaked personal data. Originally exclusive to Google One subscribers, the company expanded access to all Gmail users in July 2024, positioning it as a comprehensive security solution.

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Therefore, when Google began allowing small numbers of employees back into the office, Brin tagged along and put his efforts into what would become Google’s AI model, Gemini. Despite being the world’s fourth-richest man, with a net worth of $247 billion, retirement wasn’t for him, he said.

Google Home’s December 10 update adds one-tap transfer for Nest devices. You can now move multiple cameras and other Nest hardware from the Nest app in one go. The feature appears to be limited to Google Home public preview users.

Google is shutting down its dark web report feature, a tool that alerted users when their personal information appeared in data breaches. The company says feedback showed it lacked clear, actionable guidance,

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The dark web reports launched in March 2023 as a perk for Google One subscribers. The reports were expanded to general access in 2024. Now, barely a year later, Google has decided it doesn’t see the value in this type of alert for users.

Historically, google.com does not change very often. After adding an AI Mode shortcut earlier this year, there’s now a ‘plus’ menu on the Google Search homepage.