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Some Androids don’t call 911 when you tell them to call an ambulance
Sometimes you get a list of ambulance companies, sometimes a blog post on when it’s OK to call an ambulance.
Bots rigged Russian finale of ‘The Voice Kids’ talent show
It turns out that robo-dialed calls accounted for 56.5% of the phone-in vote for the millionaire’s daughter.
Hacking gang stole millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swaps
Six alleged members of “The Community” were indicted, along with three phone service employees who allegedly helped target subscribers.
Twitter bug leaks to iOS users’ location data to partner
Now fixed, the bug affected some users with multiple accounts running on an iOS device.
Update iOS and Mojave now! Apple patches are out
Apple has released its May 2019 security updates, taking iOS to version 12.3 and macOS Mojave to version 10.14.5.
Study finds Android smartphones riddled with suspect ‘bloatware’
According to a new study, Android bloatware can create hidden security and privacy risks.
DHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search
Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to.
Android users: watch out for this fake address bar trick
When is an address bar not an address bar? When it’s a fake.
Cops need warrant for both location history and phone pinging, says judge
It’s one of the first location data privacy cases to grapple with the warrant and surveillance implications of the Carpenter decision.