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Tag Archives: Android
Will the next version of Android get location privacy right?
Google has confirmed that improved control over location tracking is one of several new privacy features in the next version of its mobile OS, Android Q.
Google Photos disables sharing on Android TV
Two models of Android TVs showed a stream of strangers’ Google accounts, along with profile pics, though not the actual photos.
For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner
At $100, the old-gen iPhone encryption-cracking tools are a bargain to hackers looking to pick up leftover forensics or police Wi-Fi data.
Facebook apps secretly sending sensitive data back to the mothership
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation into how Facebook is still allowing blabby apps to violate its privacy policies.
Android nudges passwords closer to the cliff edge with FIDO2 support
Android’s now on board with saying goodbye to passwords: more than a billion devices now support FIDO2.
Nike’s $350 “Back to the Future” trainers crash, have feet of brick
Have you ever needed to boot a shoe that was a brick? Owners of Nike’s $350 “self-lacing” trainers say they have.
Facebook lets Android users block location tracking
Facebook announced it’s tweaking its Android version, which was tracking your location even when the app wasn’t in use.
Thousands of Android apps bypass Advertising ID to track users
Six years after it was introduced, it looks as if Android’s Advertising ID (AAID) might no longer be the privacy forcefield Google claimed it would be.
Ep. 019 – Android holes, iOS screengrabbing and USB poo [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – enjoy!