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Facebook Deals with Another Privacy Scandal, this Time with Its Closed Groups

Some Facebook users are lulled into a sense of security when they join or start a closed group, but there are people who view the content: marketers.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 20, 2019

Google Making It More Difficult for Sites to Block Incognito Mode in Chrome

Some sites detect Google Chrome Incognito mode and disable it so that you aren’t really browsing privately, but Google is working on blocking that effort.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 19, 2019

Twitter Keeping Your DMs Even After You Think They’re Deleted

Twitter has been accused of holding on to direct messages (DMs) well past the time of when you delete your account, making them still available.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 18, 2019

Asteroid Developing Biosensory Engine to Work with AR Projects

Asteroid is looking to expand on biosensory controls with eye movement and thought and are marketing dev kits aimed at increasing awareness for the technology.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 14, 2019

Apple to Launch Paid News Service But Wants Half the Revenue

Apple is reportedly launching a paid news service next month, but this late in the game this is still a major problem, as publishers don’t want to split the fee with each other.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 13, 2019

New “SpeakUp” Malware Targets Linux Servers with Miners

A recent strand of malware called SpeakUp is using backdoor attacks to get a miner onto servers running Linux. Here is what you need to know about it.

By Simon Batt – Feb 11, 2019

Some iPhone Apps Secretly Record Your Screen without Your Knowledge

Some iPhone apps, including Expedia and Air Canada, are using Glassbox, a customer experience analytics firm to record users’ screens and collect data on their users.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 8, 2019

Your iPhones Are Vulnerable Without iCloud, And Thieves Know It

Every iPhone is controlled by iCloud, and if that is disabled, you have no protections, and that’s something thieves and hackers are beginning to figure out, as they can force you to disable iCloud.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 7, 2019

Inbox Users Rejoice: Leak Shows Best Features Could Show Up in Gmail App

Inbox fans can now rejoice, as it appears the Gmail app may be incorporating some Inbox features after Google shuts Inbox down in March

By Laura Tucker – Feb 6, 2019

Apple Pulls Group FaceTime After Bug Reports but Still Faces Legal Challenges

Apple is taking a fair amount of heat for a bug that was discovered with their Group FaceTime feature. They’re even facing legal challenges.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 31, 2019

Facebook Paying Teenagers and Adults to Install an App that Spies on Them

Facebook is paying teenagers, as well as adults, to install a research app on their phones so that they can spy on them, though Apple is making them remove it.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 30, 2019

New Cryptocurrency Malware Hijacks Mining Addresses

There is plenty of cryptocurrency malware around. The latest attack aims to silently redirect payments to the attacker instead of the intended recipient.

By Simon Batt – Jan 29, 2019

Court Determines Spouse Must Be Given Access to Deceased Person’s iCloud Photos

What happens to your cloud data after you pass away? A man challenged Apple in court and won the right to the iCloud photos of his spouse.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 28, 2019

Android Q Could Make Network Locking More Restrictive

One recent commit to the Android Q operating system looks as if the new version of Android will come with some nasty carrier locking systems within it.

By Simon Batt – Jan 25, 2019

Upcoming Changes to Google Chrome Could Kill Ad Blockers

A plan for the newest version of the Chrome web browser could kill or severely limit ad blocker extensions under the guise of improving privacy and guarding security.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 24, 2019

A Handful of Companies Own Multiple VPN Services

Many VPN services are owned by another larger service as part of a handful of companies, but there are some benefits to this within the industry.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 23, 2019

Google Is First Company to Violate GDPR, Fined $56.8 Million

Privacy regulators in France fined Google $56.8 million for violating the GDPR by using the private data of users, without proper consent, to create personalized ads.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 22, 2019

Spotify’s New “Car View:” What Does It Do?

Spotify silently updated its app with a new “car view” mode. This is aimed at keeping Spotify as distraction-free as possible. Find out how it works.

By Simon Batt – Jan 21, 2019

Huge Data Breach Leads to 773 Million Email Addresses Being Leaked

A huge data breach has resulted in 773 million email addresses and 21 million unique passwords being leaked. It’s being referred to as “Collection #1.”

By Laura Tucker – Jan 18, 2019

Microsoft Planning Project xCloud, Game-Streaming Service, aka ‘Netflix for Games’

Microsoft is planning “Project xCloud,” a game-streaming service that CEO Satya Nadella has referred to as the “Netflix for Games.”

By Laura Tucker – Jan 17, 2019

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