This could mean the end of free Android. In the meantime, Google plans to appeal.
Tag Archives: Mobile
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.
Could semantic icons replace passwords and PINs?
SemanticLock replaces passwords, PINs and patterns with a sequence of graphical icons which work semantically.
USB Restricted Mode in iOS 11.4.1 now available to all iPhone users
The latest version of iOS includes bug fixes and at least one new feature that might be of interest to security-minded users.
SIM card in bird’s GPS tracker used to rack up $2,700 phone bill
Researchers assumed the bird was dead when its GPS signal stopped moving. A few weeks later the team received a giant phone bill.
Your smartphone can watch you if it wants to, study finds
Internet users have grown used to the idea that they can be tracked and profiled as they browse the web, but what about the specific risks of smartphones?
Football app tracks illegal broadcasts using your microphone and GPS
La Liga is asking users for their consent to turn on the new, eavesdroppy-feeling function, but many users aren’t exactly thrilled.
Hackable CloudPets pulled from Target, Walmart, Amazon and more
The stuffed toys are stuffed with security problems that we’ve known about for over a year.
Google says fix for ‘weird’ 1975 text message bug is on the way
As of Monday, you could still see recent texts by searching on the string “the1975..com”.
Google in court over ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m iPhone users
The search giant could be looking at a giant fine of up to $4.3b.