Chinese e-commerce megabrand Alibaba wants to use selfies for payment processing.
Tag Archives: Mobile
Android Lollipop 5.1 brings promised anti-theft “kill switch”
Android Lollipop 5.1 is out for some Nexus phones, and it comes with an anti-theft kill switch. Now you can use Android Device Protection to freeze your phone if it’s lost or stolen.
Google quietly drops promised encryption by default for Android Lollipop
Google has confirmed reports: that sweet encryption-by-default it promised for Android Lollipop left a sour taste when it came to device performance. 
Venmo mobile payment service under fire for security carelessness
Venmo is taking heat after a news report last week revealed security holes you could “drive a truck through,” in the words of one aggrieved Venmo user whose account was drained of $2850.
Woman reunited with stolen iPhone thanks to accidental Facebook selfie post
A woman and her iPhone have been happily reunited, thanks to the new owner having accidentally posted a selfie onto her Facebook page that went viral.
Uber subpoenas GitHub in search for hacker of driver database
A breach of one of its databases in May 2014, in which the names and driver license numbers of 50,000 “driver partners” were stolen, is the latest entry on Uber’s growing list privacy and security blunders.
5 mobile device risks in your business
5 security risks that you need to get on top of before you let employees access corporate resources from mobile devices, and how to mitigate them.
Barclays to launch Twitter payments through Pingit mobile app
A new service from Barclays bank will allow its ‘Pingit’ users to send money to each other over Twitter.
Apple Watch wobbles? Advanced health tracking features dropped for launch
The rumor mill is shifting into high gear ahead of the expected April 2015 launch of the Apple Watch, and leaked details imply some setbacks – according to recent reports, Apple has dropped groundbreaking health-tracking features.
Visa asks to track your smartphone to help sniff out credit card fraud
Visa will begin asking card holders to opt in to a new service in April 2015 that could help reduce credit card fraud – if consumers allow their smartphones to be tracked whenever they make a purchase.