by dbadmin | Apr 7, 2022 | Cybersecurity, Google Play Store, Malware, News, Privacy
Researchers discovered an SDK sending large amounts of data to a US defense contractor. Google has removed dozens of offending apps. Impacted apps should be deleted, but can be relisted once the SDK is removed. Google has removed dozens of apps for collecting data and...
by dbadmin | Mar 23, 2022 | How To, Privacy, Social Media, Twitter
Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Twitter is a place where people exchange opinions and have good old-fashioned arguments. Usually, these conversations are meant to be public — after all, that’s what promotes conversation in the first place. But for whatever...
by dbadmin | Mar 21, 2022 | Facebook, How To, Privacy, Social Media
Social media likes to encourage everyone to share their lives online, but some sharing is risky. For example, one scam is to look at a person’s Facebook friends list, message them pretending to be you, and ask them to send money. This is why some parts of your...
by dbadmin | Feb 18, 2022 | News, Privacy, Survey Results
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Location tracking is a double-edged sword on Android phones, as the functionality is key to features like navigation, delivery services, and several other types of apps. On the other hand, this functionality is often used for...
by dbadmin | Feb 16, 2022 | Android, Google, News, Privacy
Credit: Google Google today launched the Privacy Sandbox for Android. The intention is to make ad tracking on Android more secure and private without using the “blunt” method Apple uses. Unfortunately, Google is still grasping at how to do make this work. Google owns...
by dbadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Google Maps, How To, Privacy
Credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash Google Maps tracks your location history to give you faster search results, more accurate recommendations, and wait-time estimates. The more data you share with Google, the more personalized your experience with the service becomes....
