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Google security and privacy news

Edited by Marcin Rybak

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  1. Google turns Gemini into an agentic assistant, starting with businesses AI
  2. Google opens SynthID Detector to the public as watermarked media hits 180 billion AI
  3. Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other services Security
  4. Google’s EmbeddingGemma 2 packs multimodal embeddings into 740M parameters AI
  5. Google researchers keep self-improving agents from memorizing their tests AI
  6. Google launches Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful model, for defensive cyber work AI
  7. Google rolls out Skills in Gemini, replacing Gems globally AI
  8. Irish regulator fines Google €403M over location tracking Privacy
  9. EDPB letter on Google search data clashes with its own anonymisation guidance Privacy
  10. Google launches Flash TTS models for designing AI voices from text AI
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  1. Google Used Flawed Zero-Knowledge Proof for Quantum Encryption Claim Privacy
  2. Ireland fines Google $462M over location data tracking Privacy
  3. Google’s Gemini hacked three real companies during security testing AI
  4. Court ombudsman seeks more time on Google and Micro1 bids for Spirit data Privacy
  5. Google releases TimesFM-3 forecasting model with multivariate support AI
  6. Google leaked sex crime victims’ data to public archive beyond Korea, regulator investigates Security
  7. Cathay Pacific and Google Cut Contrail Warming on Ultra-Long-Haul Flights AI
  8. US AI Startup Micro1 Tops Google Bid for Spirit Airlines Data at $12.5 Million Security
  9. Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third budget model in six weeks AI
  10. Google Gemini agent-based video analysis cuts token usage by up to 88 percent AI
  11. Google’s WikiSkill Gives AI Agents Persistent Memory of Past Mistakes AI
  12. Google’s Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash cuts video generation costs and adds scene extension AI
  13. India Orders Google to Remove Firebase Accounts Linked to Bank Fraud Security
  14. Google’s $10M Spirit Airlines Data Deal Nears Court Approval Privacy
  15. Google’s HEIR brings homomorphic encryption to private AI inference Privacy
  16. Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash with big coding gains at half the price AI
  17. AI Providers Share One Encryption Key, Researchers Decode 315K Reasoning Blocks Privacy
  18. Google’s DiffusionGemma proves you don’t need to train from scratch to build a text diffusion model AI
  19. Most wearables lack transparency reports and end-to-end encryption, EFF finds Privacy
  20. Google synced passkey flaws allow silent account takeover Security
  21. Google pulls Nano Banana from Google Earth after two days over fake satellite imagery AI
  22. Google Gemini Spark Now Uses Saved Chrome Passwords for Tasks Privacy
  23. Google Introduces Selfie Video as a New Account Recovery Method Privacy
  24. Inside Google’s Gemini delay: coding stumbles, clashing teams and frustrated engineers AI
  25. EU Orders Google to Grant Rival AI Apps Equal Android Access Privacy
  26. San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Remove AI Nudify Apps Privacy
  27. Germany Strips AI Search of EU Liability Shield in Landmark Media Ruling AI
  28. Google Rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook, Opens Search to Third-Party App Integration AI
  29. Google OAuth Device Code Flow Hijack Allows Universal Account Takeover Security
  30. Google’s AI Search Features Pose ‘Unacceptable Risk’ to Children, Report Finds AI
  31. Google Auto-Enrolls Users in Expanded AI Training Using Search Media Privacy
  32. Google Makes AI-Generated Answers the Primary Search Output AI
  33. Google Adds AI Disclosure Labels to Adverts Privacy
  34. Google’s New Search Services History Setting May Use Photos and Voice for AI Training Privacy
  35. Google Expands Search Data Collection for AI Training; Opt-Out Available Privacy
  36. Gemini 3.5 Pro Leaks: 2M Context Window, July 17 Release, Architectural Redesign AI
  37. Google to Allow IP Addresses for Personalized Ads in Europe Starting August 4 Privacy
  38. India Orders Apple and Google to Remove Seven Chinese Battery Management Apps Privacy
  39. FBI and Google Takedown NetNut Botnet Enrolling 2 Million Home Devices Security
  40. Google Disrupts Botnet ‘Popa’ Used by Israeli Proxy Provider NetNut on Millions of TV Streaming Devices Security
  41. Anthropic Poaches Google Gemini Stars Adler and Pritzel AI
  42. Google Warns EU Privacy Risks in Proposed DMA Regulations Privacy
  43. Tech Giants Pay $3.5 Billion in AI-Related Privacy Fines and Settlements Privacy
  44. Google Pixel May Gain ‘Audio Memory’ Feature That Listens to Conversations Privacy
  45. Quantum Computing Race Could Break Encryption by 2028, US Executive Orders Signal Privacy
  46. Google Integrates Computer Control Directly into Gemini 3.5 Flash AI
  47. Cloudflare and Major Browsers Propose Privacy-First Protocol to Replace CAPTCHAs Privacy
  48. Google Pixel Develops ‘Audio Memory’ to Continuously Listen and Transcribe Conversations Privacy
  49. Google Ad Manager Launches Gemini-Powered Ask Ad Manager in Beta AI
  50. Google slashes Gemini subscription to $4.99 per month AI
  51. Noam Shazeer, Gemini co-lead, leaves Google for OpenAI AI
  52. Google to Use IP Addresses for Ad Personalization in EU and UK by August 2026 Privacy
  53. Google Imposes 24-Hour Waiting Period and Developer Mode for Android Sideloading Security
  54. FBI and Google Takedown AI Phishing Service Outsider Enterprise Security
  55. Google Releases Diffusion Gemma, a 26B-Parameter Model With Parallel Token Generation AI
  56. Google Sues Chinese Cybercrime Network for Using Its AI in Scams Security
  57. Researcher Uses AI to Automatically Fuzz Google APIs, Uncovering Thousands of Endpoints Security
  58. Leaked Gemini 3.5 Pro Benchmarks Show Gaps in Reasoning, Coding, and Long-Term Execution AI
  59. Google’s NotebookLM Upgraded with Gemini 3.5, Gains Code Execution and Advanced Data Analysis AI

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