Sexual consent: Apps that set rules for intimacy come with their own risks
You’re getting hot and heavy with a new “friend” and thinking about hooking up — who wants to break the […]
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Are third-party macOS apps spying on you?
A recently discovered flaw in how macOS handles screenshot data could be used to spy on users and what they […]
Irish Firm, McCann FitzGerald, Taps Neota Logic for GDPR Application
Leading Irish law firm, McCann FitzGerald, has today launched a GDPR analysis tool that leverages Neota Logic’s ‘Intelligent Reasoning’ technology. The […]
Digital minister’s app lands on data watchdog’s radar after privacy cock-up
UK digital minister Matt Hancock, who’s currently busy with legislative updates to the national data protection framework, including to bring […]
Worried about Strava? It’s not the only app mapping our every move!
Giving away all manner of personal information is only a tap away on your phone settings, as the fitness tracking […]
Tinder’s Lack of Encryption Lets Strangers Spy on Your Swipes
Researchers at Tel Aviv-based app security firm Checkmarx demonstrated that Tinder still lacks basic HTTPS encryption for photos. Just by […]
App that matches your face to artwork is popular yet alarming
A Google app that matches people’s selfies to famous works of art and encourages users to share the side-by-sides on […]
Dark Caracal: Good News and Bad News
Few days ago EFF and Lookout announced a new report, Dark Caracal, that uncovers a new, global malware espionage campaign. […]
Can the Chinese government now get access to your Grindr profile?
The world’s leading gay dating app says users shouldn’t worry they just got bought by a Chinese firm. Experts aren’t […]
Google’s new app privacy standards mean big changes for developers
Android apps will have to make explicit what customer and device data is being used, for what purpose, and when. […]
Apple is sharing your face with apps
IIt’s going to hit the fan when the face-mapping tech that powers the iPhone X’s cutesy “Animoji” starts being used […]
Three quarters of Android apps track users with third party tools
Yale University’s Privacy Lab using research to call on developers and Google ‘for increased transparency into privacy and security practice’. […]