E2E encrypted email providers also see sign-ups surge as chat app users flock to Signal and Telegram in search of privacy
Privacy concerns that have been driving app users to alternative chat apps like Signal and Telegram in recent weeks, since Facebook-owned WhatsApp announced a T&Cs change, appear to also be generating some uplift for end-to-end encrypted email provid.....»»
WhatsApp changes: Signal messaging platform stops working as downloads surge
Signal has been downloaded millions of times since WhatsApp unveiled new privacy terms last week......»»
MacOS Malware Used Run-Only AppleScripts To Avoid Detection For Five Years
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: For more than five years, macOS users have been the targets of a sneaky malware operation that used a clever trick to avoid detection and hijacked the hardware resources of infected users to mine crypto.....»»
University of Florida Asks Students To Use App To Report Professors Who Don"t Teach In Person
jyosim writes: Professors at the University of Florida are outraged that the university essentially put a "tattle" button on a campus safety app that lets students report if professors aren't teaching in person. Apparently more than 100 professors th.....»»
The best cloud storage services for 2021
Protecting your files with cloud storage is a great way to keep your data safe. Here are the best providers......»»
Daily Crunch: WhatsApp responds to privacy backlash
WhatsApp delays enforcement of a controversial privacy change, Apple may get rid of the Touch Bar in future MacBooks and Bumble files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for January 15, 2021. The big story: WhatsApp responds to privacy backlash E.....»»
Facebook will pay more than $300 each to 1.6M Illinois users in settlement
It's a far cry from the maximum $35B Facebook might have owed, but not nothing. Enlarge / You see Facebook, Facebook sees you... (credit: Chris Jackson | Getty Images) Millions of Facebook users in Illinois will be receiving about $340 each as.....»»
Wearables Provide Speedy COVID Screening
Using edge AI and wearable biosensors, an app detects COVID within two minutes—even in asymptomatic patients. There’s a new player in the effort to quickly and effectively screen populations for COVID-19: This week, a Princeton spin-off com.....»»
WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash
WhatsApp said on Friday that it won’t enforce the planned update to its data-sharing policy until May 15, weeks after news about the new terms created confusion among its users, exposed the Facebook app to a potential lawsuit, triggered a natio.....»»
WhatsApp extends "confusing" update deadline
The Facebook-owned platform still says its users must accept the update or stop using the service......»»
Google Removing Inadvertent Ability for Chromium Browsers To Access Chrome Bookmarks, Sync
Besides the intended differences, web browsers based on Chromium offer an underlying experience that's mostly identical to Chrome. Google recently discovered that users of third-party Chromium browsers have inadvertently been able to access data and.....»»
WhatsApp delays new privacy policy as users flee to rival apps
WhatsApp is delaying the release of a new update following mass confusion over what data it shares with its parent company, Facebook......»»
WhatsApp Delays Enforcement of Privacy Terms by 3 Months, Following Backlash
WhatsApp said on Friday that it won't enforce the planned update to its data-sharing policy until May 15, weeks after news about the new terms created confusion among its users, exposed the Facebook-app to a potential lawsuit, triggered a nationwide.....»»
NSA Warns Against Using DoH Inside Enterprise Networks
The US National Security Agency has published this week a guide on the benefits and risks of encrypted DNS protocols, such as DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), which have become widely used over the past two years. From a report: The US cybersecurity agency warn.....»»
Apple Plans Podcasting Subscription Service in Threat To Spotify
Apple -- long considered the sleeping giant in the podcast space -- is waking up. The company, which runs the most widely used podcasting app in the industry, is discussing launching a new subscription service [Editor's note: the link may be paywalle.....»»
Bumble files for IPO
Bumble, the company best known for its female-centered dating app, is getting ready for its big date with Wall Street......»»
Fortnite-maker Epic Games sues Apple and Google in UK
Epic Games escalates a row over the fees Apple and Google charge app developers......»»
A new way to look for gravitational waves
In a paper published today in Physical Review Letters, Valerie Domcke of CERN and Camilo Garcia-Cely of DESY report on a new technique to search for gravitational waves—the ripples in the fabric of spacetime that were first detected by the LIGO and.....»»
Samsung"s $30 Galaxy SmartTag tracker works like Tile"s but only with Galaxy phones
Samsung threw its hat in the ring on Thursday to challenge Tile with its object tracking solution, the Galaxy SmartTag. The fob easily attaches to a set of keys or stashes away in a backpack pocket to help users locate their belongings if they lose t.....»»
Google now owns Fitbit, vows not to use tracker health data for ad targeting
After months of discussions between Google, Fitbit, and the EC, a deal has finally been struck, and Google officially owns Fitbit. This news was announced separately today by both Fitbit itself and its new search giant overlord. Fitbit's post largely.....»»
The best iPhone apps (January 2021)
Are you looking for the best apps for your iPhone? We take a deep dive into what the App Store has to offer, finding you the best options sorted by category......»»