'Five Eyes': US, allies planned hack of Google app store to plant spyware on smartphones

Tech News - The online news site The Intercept said US intelligence developed the plan with allies in Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, a group known as the "Five Eyes" alliance.
  
The report, based on a document leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, said the plan aimed to step up surveillance efforts on smartphones.
  
The plan appeared to have been discussed at meetings involving the intelligence services in 2011 and 2012, according to the classified document.
  
The project called "Irritant Horn" would allow the agencies to hijack data connections to app stores and surreptitiously implant malicious software on smartphones that would allow for data to be harvested.
  
The intelligence agencies could also use the spyware to send misinformation to targets to confuse potential adversaries, according to the report.
  
The Intercept said the plan was motivated in part by concerns about the possibility of "another Arab Spring," or the spread of popular movements.

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Google launches app for SMBs to access potential customers

The new and simple-to-use product has been designed to work across both desktop and mobile devices and will help the businesses to create and update their business info on Google Search, Maps and Google pluse from one place for free both in English and Hindi, Suryanarayana Kodukulla, Head of SMB Sales, Google India said.
  
"Jaipur in among top 15 cities which contribute to 60 per cent of SME business but still their online presence is quite low. Google's product will help them increase their online presence and get discovered by their potential clients," he said.
  
"The business owner can download a free app from the Google Play store and can update details like contact information, pictures and map which will be displayed in Google search," he said.
  
Kodukulla said the app was launched recently and has received a good response.
  
"The initial response is good," he said.

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