Google & Apple pushed to reveal gun scope app users’ names to feds
It's a first: The government has never demanded personal data of a single app's users from Apple & Google.
View ArticleAnalytics firm’s VPN and ad-blocking apps are secretly grabbing user data
Both Google and Apple have removed at least some of the apps from the company, Sensor Tower.
View ArticleCheckm8 jailbreak and AltStore put cracks in Apple’s walled garden
People are taking different tacks to get around Apple's tightly controlled phone rules.
View ArticleApple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police and protestors
Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map.
View ArticleApple pulls Instagram-watching app from store
Apple has yanked an app from its iTunes App Store that allowed Instagram users to follow their friends’ activities on the social network.
View ArticleFacebook fixes iPhone camera bug
Facebook was quick to reassure iPhone users this week that it wasn’t secretly spying on them via its app, after someone found the software keeping the phone’s rear camera active in the background.
View ArticleFleeceware on your iPhone? Don’t get caught out while penned up at home
The app's free. But the subscription most certainly isn't!
View ArticleGoogle fights spammy extensions with new Chrome Web Store policy
The policies are specifically meant to fight spam, but they outlaw tactics taken by malicious extensions as well, including fake reviews.
View ArticleiOS 14, macOS Big Sur, Safari to give us ‘No, thanks!’ option for ad tracking
At WWDC, Apple promised to double down on data protection in its upcoming iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and Safari releases.
View ArticleBeware fake online trading apps, on iOS as well as Android
All that glisters is not gold/Often have you heard that told/Gilded tombs do worms enfold
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