Tag: privacy
AVG Vault keeps files on your device secret and safe
AVG has just announced the latest member of its family of security software and services. With AVG Vault, users can entrust their private files,...
Google Terms of Services clarifies email scanning process
Google has just pushed an update to its Terms of Service covering its ecosystem of Internet services, particularly Gmail. While the new ToS doesn't...
Javelin Browser features gesture-based interface and reading mode
While most Android users are probably strapped to Firefox, Chrome, or Dolphin, there is always room for innovation in browsers. While Javelin Browser could...
WhatsApp update brings privacy features and sponsorship option
WhatsApp may have just been bought by Facebook, but for the instant messaging service, it's business as usual. This latest update to its Android...
FreedomPop “Snowden Phone” is the ultimate anonymous smartphone
The "Snowden Phone", or it's more formal name of Privacy Phone, is just one in the latest series of security and privacy conscious smartphones...
Facebook Conceal API quickly encrypts large files on disk
Facebook has just made available a new set of cryptographic API for developers on Android. Aptly named Conceal, this Java library will allow app...
Facebook scans messages, uses info for targeted advertising, suit alleges
Facebook has been sued in a California court by two users, claiming the popular social media platform reads private messages for targeted advertising. The...
Snapchat exploit yields 4.6 million user names and numbers
Snapchat might soon be facing torches and pitchforks if it doesn't take drastic steps to ensure its security and placate its users. As much...
Dolphin Zero “Ephemeral” mobile browser tackles thorny issue of online tracking and privacy
Dolphin is once again making an attempt to distance itself from other popular browsers in the mobile space with a new kind of mobile...
EFF chides Google for removing App Ops access in Android 4.4.2
It seems that the seemingly innocuous Android 4.4.2 update is putting Google
under a bit of heat. The Electronic Frontier Foundation or EFF, one...
US police revealed to have spent millions to buy cell phone records from carriers
Here is yet another case pointing to the government's overarching police power and how far, or how much, it is willing to go to...
CyanogenMod pushes for encrypted messaging with WhisperPush
CyanogenMod has just made an announcement that takes its security and privacy thrust to the next level. In the coming nightly builds, the team...