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#phone calls

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General

Oct 29, 20211 min read

Google Fi is fi-nally getting end-to-end encryption for phone calls

If you’re concerned about the privacy of your voice communications, Google has a new way to guarantee that no one can snoop in on your calls anymore. Of course, there’s only so much the search giant can control, so the newly announced end-to-end encryption…

Electronics

May 10, 20211 min read

40% of Android phones have modem vulnerability allowing an attacker to listen in to your calls

A vulnerability discovered by security firm Check Point Research could allow a malicious app to skip the usual security features giving it access to call and text history. It also gives an attacker the ability to record conversations. The Qualcomm Modem…