Apple isn't alone in blocking government-backed security breaches.
Google today announced that it will let users know if they are been targeted by a state sponsored hacker using a new warning.
The company said it will also be increasing the visibility of other types of Gmail security warnings to try and help people better protect themselves.
'Since 2012, we've warned Gmail users when we suspect they've been targeted by state-sponsored attackers,' Google said in a blog post.
'These warnings are rare - fewer than 0.1 per cent of users ever receive them - but they are critically important. Full story...
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Google today announced that it will let users know if they are been targeted by a state sponsored hacker using a new warning.
The company said it will also be increasing the visibility of other types of Gmail security warnings to try and help people better protect themselves.
'Since 2012, we've warned Gmail users when we suspect they've been targeted by state-sponsored attackers,' Google said in a blog post.
'These warnings are rare - fewer than 0.1 per cent of users ever receive them - but they are critically important. Full story...
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