by dbadmin | Oct 7, 2025 | News, Privacy
TL;DR Earlier this year ICE ordered new vehicles equipped with smartphone-tracking hardware. Cell-tower simulating “Stingray” devices gather records on phones in their vicinity. Luckily, Android 16 includes new measure for detecting when you may be monitored in this...
by dbadmin | Aug 30, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel, Privacy
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Prices at fast food chains, restaurants, and even grocery stores have spiraled out of control over the past couple of years. Luckily, not all hope is lost — if you’re a savvy shopper, you might know that the best way to save...
by dbadmin | Aug 24, 2025 | Android Customization, Custom ROM, Features, Privacy
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Android used to be synonymous with freedom. If you didn’t like your phone’s interface or bloatware, you could simply install a custom ROM — the colloquial term for a forked version of the Android operating system. But that...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | Android, Custom ROM, Features, Google, Privacy
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A few days ago, my colleague Calvin shared an interesting fact about GrapheneOS: The custom ROM allows him to set a duress PIN that completely erases the phone when he enters it, including encryption keys and the eSIM...
by dbadmin | Aug 10, 2025 | Android Security, Features, Privacy
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority From two-factor authentication codes to conversations and photos, our phones contain a ton of sensitive data these days. We rely on PINs and biometrics for daily security, but I shudder to think what would happen if that...
by dbadmin | Jun 27, 2025 | News, Privacy
Texas House Bill 1181 requires age verification for users trying to access websites offering adult content. After lower courts ruled it unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has upheld the bill in a 6–3 ruling. States are now free to force websites to demand a copy of...
