Google Announces Improvements Across the Android Ecosystem

Google today announced a surprisingly long list of improvements and changes to the Android ecosystem, many tied to device interoperability.
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Google Home smart speaker bug could have allowed hackers to spy on your conversations

A security researcher has won a $107,500 bug bounty after discovering a way in which hackers could install a backdoor on Google Home devices to seize control of their microphones, and secretly spy upon their owners’ conversations.

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Laser-Based Hacking from Afar Goes Beyond Amazon Alexa

The team that hacked Amazon Echo and other smart speakers using a laser pointer continue to investigate why MEMS microphones respond to sound. Continue reading Laser-Based Hacking from Afar Goes Beyond Amazon Alexa