At WWDC, Apple promised to double down on data protection in its upcoming iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and Safari releases.
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Google fights spammy extensions with new Chrome Web Store policy
The policies are specifically meant to fight spam, but they outlaw tactics taken by malicious extensions as well, including fake reviews.
Fleeceware on your iPhone? Don’t get caught out while penned up at home
The app’s free. But the subscription most certainly isn’t!
Analytics firm’s VPN and ad-blocking apps are secretly grabbing user data
Both Google and Apple have removed at least some of the apps from the company, Sensor Tower.
Facebook fixes iPhone camera bug
Facebook was quick to reassure iPhone users this week that it wasn’t secretly spying on them via its app, after someone found the software keeping the phone’s rear camera active in the background.
Apple pulls Instagram-watching app from store
Apple has yanked an app from its iTunes App Store that allowed Instagram users to follow their friends’ activities on the social network.
Apple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police and protestors
Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map.
Checkm8 jailbreak and AltStore put cracks in Apple’s walled garden
People are taking different tacks to get around Apple’s tightly controlled phone rules.
Google & Apple pushed to reveal gun scope app users’ names to feds
It’s a first: The government has never demanded personal data of a single app’s users from Apple & Google.
Facebook got 187,000 users’ data with snoopy VPN app
According to a letter it sent to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, that’s 31,000 US users, with the rest in India.