Fortnite for Android will sidestep Google Play and be an “off market” experience – is that good or bad? We discuss the issues…
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Fortnite ditches Google Play – will it undermine Android security?
Like it or not, the Play Store is a walled garden that keeps out malware.
Automated money-laundering scheme found in free-to-play games
The scammers automatically created iOS accounts with valid email accounts, then automatically used stolen cards to buy and resell stuff.
Woman sues Google after in-app purchases drain her bank account
She’s alleging that Google Play’s inadequate security let crooks siphon thousands of dollars in charges from her account.
Microsoft vows to clean away misleading apps from its Windows Store
Microsoft is vowing to clean up Windows Store after a recent survey of the app store found many scam apps that were deceptively labeled with logos and names of legitimate apps. This has been an ongoing problem. Will Microsoft finally rid its store of “crap apps”?
Facebook wants you to know that Messenger is not spying on you
After a long build-up of rumors surrounding the Messenger app’s required permissions to access the device’s camera and microphone, Facebook is finally attempting to set the record straight.
Firefox OS app permissions will give users more privacy than Android
Mozilla’s mobile platform, Firefox OS, is behind Google’s Android in just about every way. But in one important respect, privacy, Firefox OS is trying to move ahead by giving users more control over what data apps can gather from their devices…
Why the Facebook Messenger app is not the privacy nightmare people think it is
There’s good reason to be skeptical of Facebook when it comes to privacy, but the Facebook Messenger app isn’t the privacy nightmare that some people think it is. Here’s why …
Google’s Android security chief: Don’t bother with anti-virus. Is he serious?
Google’s chief security engineer for Android, Adrian Ludwig, claims that most users shouldn’t bother with anti-virus and that security companies are overstating the problem of Android malware. Can he be serious? …
Yes, your smartphone camera can be used to spy on you
A researcher claims to have written an Android app that takes photos and videos using the device camera while the screen is turned off – so you wouldn’t even know the camera was spying on you.