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Show HN: Gander, an Android file viewer that asks for no permissions at all (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: gander, android, open source

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Your AI Agents Are Guessing at Scale: Permissions Decide the Damage (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: ai agents, enterprise security, large language models

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Opinion | AI Shouldn’t Require a Permission Slip (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-27 | tags: open-weight models, government regulation, permission slip

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Postmortem of a British Startup: Tract (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: tract, british startup, land promotion

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Google is working on a fix for those annoying Pixel Watch permissions errors (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: pixel watch, google, sensor permissions

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Book Publishers Sue Google For Copyright Infringement Over Gemini AI Training (slashdot.org)

2026-07-15 | tags: books, copyrighted, gemini

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Google Health permissions glitch is driving some Pixel Watch users nuts (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: google, health, message

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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 bug can steal over 500GB of storage – here's how to check and fix it (techspot.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: access, access manager, access privacy

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The <Usermedia> HTML Element (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | get HTML5 Usermedia Camera Kit → | tags: usermedia, chrome 151, capability elements

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ATProto Permissioned Data Proposal Draft (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get ATProto Developer Toolkit → | tags: atproto, permissioned data, pull request

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The 10-step phone security tune-up you should run every year - and why (zdnet.com)

2026-06-23 | by Charlie Osborne | get Smartphone Security Toolkit → | tags: android, cybersecurity, app permissions

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I always change these 7 phone privacy settings on every new device - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-06-21 | by Charlie Osborne | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: android, ios, smartphone permissions

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7+ phone privacy settings to check and turn off ASAP - to avoid exposing your personal data (zdnet.com)

2026-06-10 | by Charlie Osborne | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: access, apps, permission

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Securing AI Agents Before They Go Rogue Is Next to Impossible (darkreading.com)

2026-06-02 | get AI Safety Toolkit → | tags: ai agents, high-autonomy, enterprises

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Why the browser is now the front line for AI security (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-02 | get AI Security Browser Extension → | tags: ai security, browser extensions, phishing kits

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With Complex Cloud Integrations, Small Errors Lead to Major Compromises (darkreading.com)

2026-05-29 | get Cloud Security Monitoring Tool → | tags: cloud security, automation service, over-permissioned roles

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Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | get AI Permission Reminder Timer → | tags: show hn, ai agent, permission fatigue

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Health sensors on Google wearables are breaking down at an awkward moment (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-08 | get Fitbit Charge 5 → | tags: google pixel watch, fitbit air, spo2 tracking

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10 awesome Shizuku apps I use to level up my Android experience (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-25 | get Shizuku Android App Controller → | tags: shizuku, android, canta

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A Newspaper Is Allegedly Slapping People’s Names on AI Stories Without Their Permission (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-22 | get AI Content Verification Tool → | tags: ai stories, newspaper, byline

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Google's Vertex AI Has an Over-Privileged Problem (darkreading.com)

2026-03-31 | by Jai Vijayan | get AI Model Security Kit → | tags: vertex ai, google cloud, palo alto networks

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Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-30 | get Spyware Detection Software → | tags: whitehouse app, huawei mobile services, fbi app

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Android 17 Beta 3 gives you better control over your location privacy (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-27 | get Android Privacy VPN → | tags: android 17, google, location privacy

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Anthropic’s Claude Code gets ‘safer’ auto mode (theverge.com)

2026-03-25 | by Robert Hart | get AI Safety Coding Kit → | tags: anthropic, claude code, auto mode

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Claude Code gives developers ‘auto mode,’ a safer alternative to skipping permissions (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-24 | by Zac Hall | get AI Coding Assistant Tool → | tags: anthropic, claude code, auto mode

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Do Not Turn Child Protection into Internet Access Control (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-21 | by Friends Of Europe | get Child Safety Internet Filter → | tags: child protection, internet access control, age verification

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Microsoft Plans Smartphone-Style Permission Prompts for Windows 11 Apps (slashdot.org)

2026-02-12 | by Posted | get Microsoft App → | tags: apps, called, initiative

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How to avoid ‘shiny object syndrome’ as a solopreneur (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-05 | get Digital Productivity Tool → | tags: ask permission, change, change timeline

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Over 50% of Chrome AI extensions are quietly harvesting your data - here are the biggest culprits (zdnet.com)

2026-02-05 | by Radhika Rajkumar | get Chrome Extensions → | tags: extension, extensions, incogni

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eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-22 | get AI Agents → | tags: agents, ebay, openai