Hey, Google: It's time to step up your Pixel upgrade promise

Look, it’s no big secret that I’m a fan of Google’s Pixel program.

I’ve personally owned Pixel phones since the first-gen model graced our gunk-filled pockets way back in 2016. And Pixels have been the only Android devices I’ve wholeheartedly recommended for most folks ever since.

There’s a reason. And more than anything, it comes down to the software and the overall experience Google’s Pixel approach provides.

  • Part of that is the Pixel’s interface and the lack of any unnecessary meddling and complication — including the absence of confusing (and often privacy-compromising) duplicative apps and services larded onto the phone for the manufacturer’s business benefit and at the expense of your user experience.
  • Part of it is the unmatched integration of exceptional Google services and exclusive Google intelligence that puts genuinely useful stuff you’ll actually benefit from front and center and makes it an integrated part of the Pixel package.
  • And, yes, part of it is the Pixel upgrade promise and the fact that Pixel phones are still the only Android devices where both timely and reliable software updates are a built-in feature and guarantee.

[Psst: Got a Pixel? Any Pixel? Check out my free Pixel Academy e-course to uncover all sorts of advanced intelligence lurking within your phone!]

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Google execs knew 'Incognito mode' failed to protect privacy, suit claims

A federal judge in California is considering motions to dismiss a lawsuit against Google that alleges the company misled them into believing their privacy was being protected while using Incognito mode in the Chrome browser.

The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District Court of California by five users more than two years ago, is now awaiting a recent motion by those plaintiffs for two class-action certifications.

The first would cover all Chrome users with a Google account who accessed a non-Google website containing Google tracking or advertising code and who were in “Incognito mode”; the second covers all Safari, Edge, and Internet Explorer users with a Google account who accessed a non-Google website containing Google tracking or advertising code while in “private browsing mode.” 

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Android and Chrome start showing passwords the door

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Tags: Google

Tags: passkeys

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Tags: authenticator

Tags: WebAuthn

Passwords won’t disappear any time soon, but a viable alternative is taking shape

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Update now! October patch Tuesday fixes actively used zero-day…but not the one you expected

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

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Tags: Fortinet

Tags: CVE-2022-41033

Tags: CVE-2022-41040

Tags: zero-day

No fix for ProxyNotShell

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Android vulnerabilities could allow arbitrary code execution

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Tags: Android

Tags: Qualcomm

Tags: WLAN

Tags: CVE-2022-25720

Tags: CVE-2022-25718

Tags: CVE-2022-25748

Tags: CVE-2022-20419

Tags: ActivityManager

Google has issued patches for 42 vulnerabilities, including four marked critical

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