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sealed data from a stolen laptop
Is there a way to force google drive to erase all files + passwords contained on a computer at shutdown (as a proactive measure)? Or this could be accomplished by a standard script to delete all cache ...
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What security reviews are done on apps in mobile app stores? [closed]
What checks (static analysis, dynamic analysis etc.) does Google, Apple, Amazon etc. do on their app stores with each app developer submit? Are they automatic or manual?
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How do non technical users tell which App stores are safe enough & remain safe using an app store as their quality/vetting varies?
Further to my previous question.
I'm now asking for the 'so what' for all app stores...
Which app store performs better checks so non-technical users can trust the protection? Including 3rd party app ...
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If I login to a mobile/web app with a Google account, what stops the developer also using that account?
I have an admittedly-vague understanding of how OAUTH works, but I recently went through the rigmarole of installing rclone and having it sync some files from my Google Drive to my Linux laptop.
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How secure is it to use Google Docs or MS Office online version to share data?
How safe/secure is it to use Google Docs or MS Office online to share data?
That is, if Alice create a new spreadsheet and inserts data into that document and then invites Bob to access that ...
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How could attacker know user names of my Google Workspace? [closed]
I found in my Google admin logs that someone from outside my organization is trying to log in frequently by testing all our user accounts against weak passwords. I'm wondering how could that happen?
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Spam popup using Google news
The other day I was using Google News, clicked a Politico link, and got a popup saying Google had selected me to get a free iPad if I answered some survey questions. I didn't fall for it but I had ...
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Is it safe to view video files on Google Drive online?
I have a video file on my Drive which is very old but I am not sure whether it's infected or not. Is it safe to view this MP4 on Google Drive (no downloading only viewing it in the Drive app)?
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Actual Meaning of Google Drive App Permissions?
I'm trying to understand what the permissions granted to a Google Drive connected app actually mean. The example I'm looking at is MindMup 2 For Google Drive, but it could be almost any as the ...
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Diagnose Google security warning?
I have received the following from Google:
Critical security alert
Suspicious attempt to sign in with your password
Google prevented someone who knows your password from signing in to your account. ...
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Can school administration see what I'm browsing on my personal computer at home?
I'm wondering what type of access a school administrator might have to my browsing history/watch while I am working and teaching.
I work from home on my private wi-fi network, and I use my personal ...
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Can the Android "Always-on" VPN setting be relied upon to route all traffic through VPN?
If a user sets up a stock Android device to use a VPN and uses the "Always-on" setting, can they be sure[1] that no traffic will leak outside of the VPN?
[1] Assuming no malware is installed ...
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Google forms for school election
I have been incharged to manage online votings at school for school president and vice president for 11th grade only. A group of us will be excluded from voting of course. We plan to use Google forms, ...
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Is it safe to embed a google form on a website without an SSL Certificate?
I designed a Google Form for a website which does not have an SSL Certificate. I have planned to embed it onto a page using an iframe tag. I am currently testing it and have published a test page with ...
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Can one trust OS and apps from Onyx: app store, modified Android, Onyx Cloud
Onyx Boox is a brand of e-book reader produced by Onyx International Inc, based in China. They have e-book readers based on Android OS. They have features that can violate user privacy or other ...
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