NoCrackingZone | Tag | Mobile

Android 11 to clamp down on background location access

Is Android finally about to get on top of the issue of apps that quietly suck up location data?

These apps plunk ads in front of us when we’re trying to do something else, often leading to inadvertent ad clicks and much cursing.

With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more.

The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.

Google has patched Android bugs that include a couple of critical flaws that could let hackers run their own code on the mobile operating system.

Criminals have found to their cost that reducing a device to a pile of rubble means nothing if the internal chips are still in working order.

eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing.

It’s both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.

Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.