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Irish Times
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Irish Times
Disappearing down a hole
Sir, – Fintan O'Toole (' Official reports are disappearing down the Irish 'memory hole'. ' June 17th) identifies a problem that extends far beyond Irish government reports. The phenomenon of 'unpublishing' is rife globally. I have found a number of accounts of speeches that I have referred to in previous research across a wide range of topics hard to retrace ie they have completely disappeared from internet search engines, despite my having details of date etc. This is especially the case when what was said no longer suits the current moment. Thus, I can imagine that right now support for net zero and tackling the climate emergency is going to vanish from the online record of speeches by many public figures as long as Trump is in power. READ MORE Public figures should of course be free to change their minds, but it is sad that they should be able to erase the record of their previous opinions so easily. – Yours, etc. PROF ADRIAN GUELKE Fitzwilliam Street, Belfast.
TechCrunch
13-05-2025
- TechCrunch
Google is adding new device-level features for its Advanced Protection program
At the Android Show, ahead of Google I/O 2025, Google announced that it is adding new device-specific features to its Advanced Protection program, which is designed to protect public figures such as politicians or journalists from different digital threats, with the Android 16 release. The new features include a new way of storing device logs that are accessible only by the user, protection from spam calls, and an auto-restart feature for when the device is locked for a certain amount of time. These features are aimed at adding an extra layer of security for public figures and preventing their devices from being compromised. With the Android 16 release, the company is adding an intrusion logging feature for threat analysis. This feature stores your device logs with end-to-end encryption in the cloud. If there is suspicion around the device being compromised, these logs can be used to perform analysis. The company is also adding USB protection to allow only charging from a new USB connection while the device is locked. Google said devices under the Advanced Protection program will also automatically restart after 72 hours if the device is locked. TechCrunch reported last month that the feature was mentioned in the Google Play services update. What's more, if you have advanced protection enabled, with Android 16, the system will prevent you from automatically reconnecting to Wi-Fi networks that are not secure. The program is also gaining a feature to privately process conversations on the device to try and detect a potential scam for an ongoing phone call. The company launched this feature for Pixel phones earlier this year. Check out how to watch the livestream and more from Google I/O.
