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Simple Cyber Defense Security Updates Episode 7: The Never Ending PrintNightmare and The Google Assistant is Spying on You!

July 22, 2021

This week we discuss the seemingly never ending Nightmare of the Windows print exploit dubbed, PrintNightmare, and also answer the question: Is the Google assistant spying on me?

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Links:
Microsoft warns of Windows ‘PrintNightmare’ vulnerability that’s being actively exploited - https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/2/22560435/microsoft-printnightmare-windows-print-spooler-service-vulnerability-exploit-0-day
Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately - https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/tech/microsoft-security-update/
Microsoft Suggests Disabling Windows Print Spooler After New Bug Discovered - https://redmondmag.com/articles/2021/07/16/disable-windows-print-spooler.aspx
Disabling and reenabling Print Spooler to mitigating against PrintNightmare - https://simplecyberdefense.com/blog/2021/07/18/disabling-and-reenabling-print-spooler-to-mitigating-against-printnightmare/
Google reportedly admits that Assistant sometimes records your audio secretly - https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-secret-recording-1637045/
The Librem 5 Phone - https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
Manage audio recordings in your Web & App Activity - https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/6030020

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