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Vivo X Fold 3 Pro gets Android 15, even before the pixels
Yes, you heard that right. Vivo has started pushing out the Funtouch OS 15 Update to its Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, which is based on Android 15 and that too before Pixels.
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There’s really no good reason why this shouldn’t be happening — after all, Google pushed the Android 15 source out onto the AOSP back at the start of the month. And while this represents a very speedy turnaround for vivo to complete development, perform necessary testing, and prepare for distribution, it’s clearly not an untenable schedule.
Now we’re just curious who’s going to be next. The final build for Pixel phones should be here soon, but will yet another OEM swoop in and beat Google to the punch? Let us know your guesses in the comments.
Microsoft Recall gets a Uninstall Button
There were a lot of controversies around the Microsoft Recall when it was announced. As it raised privacy concerns, and now.
In a lengthy blog post today, Microsoft shows some real signs of whatever the corporate equivalent of soul-searching is and outlines an approach to Recall’s launch that prioritizes security and user choice. And the biggest news: You actually can uninstall it, after all!
Recall is an opt-in experience. During the set-up experience for Copilot+ PCs, users are given a clear option whether to opt-in to saving snapshots using Recall. If a user doesn’t proactively choose to turn it on, it will be off, and snapshots will not be taken or saved. Users can also remove Recall entirely by using the optional features settings in Windows.
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That is going to set a whole lot of minds at ease. But if you’re still open to the idea of Recall, and just had a few concerns about its implementation (especially when it comes to your data security), Microsoft wants to convince you. Everything in Recall will be encrypted and tied to your machine’s Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and accessing that data will take advantage of Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security biometrics.
Arc Browser had a serious security issue
Back in late August, The Browser Company – the company behind the popular Mac browser Arc, became aware of a serious security vulnerability in the browser, one that could allow for remote code execution on other users’ computers with no direct interaction. They patched it promptly once being alerted to it, and the details of the vulnerability were disclosed last week.
What happened was
Security researcher xyz3va reported it privately to Arc, and you can read their full write-up on the issue if you’d like. In essence, Arc has a feature called Boost, which allows users to customize websites with their own CSS and JavaScript. Arc knew that sharing custom JavaScript could be risky, so they never officially allowed users to share Boosts that included custom JavaScript. However, this exploit found a loophole in that system.
You can read the full post here on 9To5Mac.
How they addressed it:
From now on, JavaScript will be disabled on synced Boosts by default, preventing similar attacks from happening in the future. You’ll have to explicitly enable the custom JavaScript on other devices moving forward.
Additionally, they plan on moving off of Firebase for new features and products, and they’ll also be adding security mitigations to Arc’s release notes, establishing additional transparency.
They also plan on hiring more people for the security team and recently hired a new security engineer.
The researcher who reported this issue received a $2000 security bounty, something that The Browser Company hasn’t traditionally done. However, going forward, they want to have a clearer process surrounding bounties.
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