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‘Father of Android’ Andy Rubin is Back with Surveillance Startup — The Information

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Andy Rubin is planning his next act.

The former Google executive, who received a $90 million severance package following a misconduct allegation, sparking widespread protests among staff in 2018, has a new startup focused on “surveillance services” for homes, according to public records. The downtown Palo Alto, Calif.-based company, Simple Things, develops security monitoring software involving hardware, sensors, cameras, and motion detectors, the records show.

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Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox’s Insecurity (And Google Approves This Message) (Andy Greenberg/The Firewall)

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Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox’s Insecurity (And Google Approves This Message)  —  Illustration by Galit Weisberg.  Click on the image to see his original.  —  Updated with a response from Mozilla.  —  When Google funds a study on browser security and allows it to be published …

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iPhone Security Bug Lets Innocent-Looking Apps Go Bad (Andy Greenberg/The Firewall)

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Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
iPhone Security Bug Lets Innocent-Looking Apps Go Bad  —  Apple’s iPhones and iPads have remained malware-free thanks mostly to the company’s puritanical attitude toward its App Store: Nothing even vaguely sinful gets in, and nothing from outside the App Store gets downloaded to an iOS gadget.

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Flying Drone Can Crack Wi-Fi Networks, Snoop On Cell Phones (Andy Greenberg/The Firewall)

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Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
Flying Drone Can Crack Wi-Fi Networks, Snoop On Cell Phones  —  Mike Tassey posing with the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, WASP.  —  How do one ex-Air Force official and one former airplane hobby shop owner, both of whom happen to have decades of experience as network security contractors …

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