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....
by dbadmin | Jan 25, 2022 | Google, News, Privacy
Google has been slapped with a lawsuit in the US over its location tracking. It’s claimed that Google continued to track users despite these users disabling location tracking functionality. Google offers location tracking controls in its Android and iOS apps, but...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2021 | Android, Android Security, Features, Opinions, Privacy
Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Opinion post byRita El Khoury Having to send a broken phone for repair is already a stressful experience. You find yourself without your primary means of communication, you’re hoping it’ll be quickly fixed without any blunders or...
by dbadmin | Dec 6, 2021 | Cybersecurity, News, Privacy, Tile
Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Life360 — which owns the family-tracking app of the same name and will soon own Tile — sells a ton of user data. A new report suggests the company allegedly plays fast and loose with that data. The company has no plans to sell...
by dbadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Apple, Features, Google, Google Assistant, Google Home, Privacy, SIRI, Smart Home
Smart home privacy is a tough balancing act. While apps, devices, and cloud services all need a base level of user data to function and improve, tech firms are sometimes caught collecting more than they really need. That can pose risks if the data is stolen by...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2021 | Android 11, News, Privacy
Google will soon expand Android 11’s permission auto-reset feature for apps to older devices. This feature will be added to phones running Android 6.0 or higher starting in December. It will finish its rollout to those devices by the first quarter of 2022. Usually, if...
