Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…
Tag Archives: Mobile
Apple says no to unlocking shooter’s phone; AG and Trump lash back
Attorney General Barr and President Trump are demanding Apple unlock the mass shooter’s iPhone. Apple replies: You can’t break just 1 phone.
Google tests biometric authentication for Android autofill
Google is testing out a feature to make Android’s built-in password manager safer.
Google urged to tame privacy-killing Android bloatware
A letter sent to the Google CEO by Privacy International claims bloatware has allowed a privacy and security hole to open almost unnoticed.
FBI asks Apple to help it unlock iPhones of naval base shooter
This could signal a renewed war between Apple and law enforcement over breaking encryption.
US military branches ban TikTok following Pentagon’s warning
The latest attempt to prove it’s not under China’s thumb: TikTok’s first transparency report.
Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants
Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who’s near a crime at a given time.
Google adds Verified SMS and anti-spam feature to Messages app
If webmail, WhatsApp and IM are killing SMS, someone might want to tell Google – as it continues to add new features to its Messages app.
Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication
Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away!
Windows 10 Mobile receives its last security patches
If you’re one of the tiny hardcore still using Windows 10 Mobile, 10 December 2019 is probably a day you’ve been dreading for nearly a year.