Tag: privacy
Malware displays porn ads, earns from premium services, scareware
A type of malware which has been dubbed as “AdultSwine” has been discovered embedded in over 60 game apps in Google Play before it...
Web trackers will get your user data from browser login managers
A browser’s password manager – technically known as a login manager – is that feature that asks to remember your specific login data (username...
Snowden releases Haven app to turn phones into surveillance systems
CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden isn’t just lying around idly in Russia where he has sought asylum. In fact, he has now released a beta...
AI.type virtual keyboard database hacked, data of 31 million users compromised
The personal user data of around 31 million users of the popular virtual keyboard app AI.type has been confirmed to have been compromised and...
Google adds more browsing security to your Android device
As part of Google’s effort to make the internet safer for you while browsing on your Android device, the Google Safe Browsing team is...
Google collects location data on your device even with location services turned off
There's a considerable expectation from smartphone users that they can be tracked by location data that their devices collect. But when you turn off...
Google cracks down on apps using Accessibility Services for purposes other than accessibility
Google is now in the process of letting developers know that it intends to be strict on how developers employ Google’s Accessibility Services and...
Here’s when KRACK patches for Pixel and Nexus phones will arrive
Krack Attack is definitely breaking WiFi’s WPA2 security on some Android phones. This vulnerability in Android is being fixed by some OEMs for the...
Android may get DNS encryption soon, hides the websites you visit from your ISP
Once you type in a web URL on the browser on your phone, a domain name server (DNS) translates the readable website address to...
Google peddling Advanced Security for “high risk” users in need of extra protection
In these days where you won’t go a week without hearing of a hacking incident that caused awful information leaks, Google is pushing a...
Krack Attacks break WiFi’s WPA2 security, here’s why Android users should care
The most common security protocol for WiFi networks is the WPA2 encryption protocol, used by most routers and devices today. Researchers have discovered a...
OnePlus admits to data collecting, will tweak opt-in in OxygenOS after complaints
We recently wrote about how it was discovered that OnePlus was secretly collecting a huge amount of data from its users that could be...
Features
Galaxy S21 FE vs Galaxy S21: Which one is worth your...
The Galaxy S21 FE may have been cancelled and then delayed but Samsung's plan prevailed. The new Fan Edition comes out a month before...
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Galaxy Tab S8 series new leak reveals almost everything
February 9 is expected to be an exciting one for Samsung. As it unfolds the Unpacked event with enthusiasm, there will be some devices...
