Eight apps with a total of more than 2 billion downloads in the Google Play store have been exploiting user permissions as part of an … These Hugely Popular Android Apps Have Been Committing Ad Fraud Behind Users’ BacksRead more
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Librem 5 smartphone’s Lockdown Mode
Purim’s upcoming Librem 5 smartphone has two key selling points. First, it will ship with free and open source GNU/Linux software featuring as little proprietary … Librem 5 smartphone’s Lockdown ModeRead more
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Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret
The millions of dots on the map trace highways, side streets and bike trails — each one following the path of an anonymous cellphone user. … Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It SecretRead more
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Google remotely changed the settings on a bunch of phones
Yesterday a mix of people who own Google Pixel phones and other devices running Android 9 Pie noticed that the software’s Battery Saver feature had … Google remotely changed the settings on a bunch of phonesRead more
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How the Wireless Industry Convinced the Public Cellphones Are Safe
Ninety-five out of every 100 American adults owns a cellphone today. And worldwide, three out of four adults now have cellphone access. The wireless industry … How the Wireless Industry Convinced the Public Cellphones Are SafeRead more
Posted inChildren / Mobile / News
Increasing numbers of children spending hours glued to their smartphone
Some 25% of young UK children now own a smartphone, and almost half of them spend three hours a day glued to the screen. A … Increasing numbers of children spending hours glued to their smartphoneRead more
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Our Minds Have Been Hijacked by Our Phones
Sometimes our smart phones are our friends, sometimes they seem like our lovers, and sometimes they’re our dope dealers. And no one, in the past … Our Minds Have Been Hijacked by Our PhonesRead more
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7 in 10 Smartphone Apps Share Your Data with Third-Party Services
More than 70 percent of smartphone apps are reporting personal data to third-party tracking companies like Google Analytics, the Facebook Graph API or Crashlytics. When … 7 in 10 Smartphone Apps Share Your Data with Third-Party ServicesRead more
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Lenders Are Looking at Your Phone Data
Financial institutions, overcoming some initial trepidation about privacy, are increasingly gauging consumers’ creditworthiness by using phone-company data on mobile calling patterns and locations. The practice … Lenders Are Looking at Your Phone DataRead more
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Apple Logs Your iMessage Contacts — and May Share Them With Police
Apple promises that your iMessage conversations are safe and out of reach from anyone other than you and your friends. But according to a document … Apple Logs Your iMessage Contacts — and May Share Them With PoliceRead more