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Tag Archives: Mobile
Android phones can now be security keys for iOS devices
Hey, iOS users. Got a spare Android phone lying around? Now, you can use it as a secure access key for online services.
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.
Cop arrested following explicit chat with bogus 16yo girl
A male college student Snapchat-filtered himself into a young girl and went out to catch a predator. The first one he caught was a Californian cop.
iOS 13 will map the apps that are tracking you
A map will display the snail-slime trails that we all leave behind in our daily travels and through which background tracking apps follow us.
Gang charged with $19 million iPhone scam
It was a well-oiled business, with Top Dogs fencing devices, forgers cooking up fake IDs with stolen PII, and runners ripping off phones.
Patch Android! June 2019 update fixes eight critical flaws
It’s that time again. June’s patches for Android are here.
Your phone’s sensors could be used as a cookie you can’t delete
Researchers have found that a phone’s gyroscope, accelerometer and other sensors create a unique fingerprint.
Google-protected mobile browsers were open to phishing for over a year
Researchers revealed a massive hole in Google Safe Browsing’s mobile browser protection that existed for over a year.
US Senate passes anti-robocalling bill
The TRACED Act was a slam dunk in the Senate, where it passed with an overwhelming 97-1 vote.