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What more can be done to protect women from stalkerware?
Nine months ago, one software company recommitted itself to detecting invasive apps, commonly known as stalkerware, in order to protect women. Read more…
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Apple facing shareholder concerns over Chinese app removals
Apple Inc’s shareholders will vote on a proposal critical of its moves to remove apps at the request of the Chinese government. Read more…
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South Koreans turn to online tracking as coronavirus cases surge
Developers have set up websites and apps to help South Koreans track cases and shun places where infected people have been to avoid coronavirus.
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China’s mobile giants to take on Google’s Play store
China’s mobile giants are creating a platform for developers outside China to upload apps to all their stores simultaneously, challenging Google’s Play store. Read more…
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Chinese citizens using tracking apps to avoid coronavirus
Chinese citizens are using mapping program and travel trackers in a bid to avoid neighborhoods with infections of the coronavirus. Read more…
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Android apps in APAC vulnerable to serious flaw – StrandHogg
Android flaw named StrandHogg discovered after it attacked customer bank accounts by allowing real-life malware to pose as hundreds of legitimate apps. Read more…
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FBI considers FaceApp and any Russian apps potential threats
FBI considers any mobile app developed in Russia to be a “potential counterintelligence threat,” responding to a query about face-editing photo app FaceApp. Read more…
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Putin pans Wikipedia and makes Russian apps mandatory
President Vladimir Putin signs act requiring all smartphones to come pre-installed with Russian apps and announces a Russian Wikipedia replacement. Read more…
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Google’s paper phone targets the wrong digital detox problem
Google’s “Paper Phone” is a digital detox app that prints your essential app content on paper. But maybe they should detox their business model instead. Read more…
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It’s 2019 and fraudulent mobile apps are still ripping us off
Eleven years after the first app stores launched, fraudulent apps are still a problem. The latest example – a weather app – is even a repeat offender. Read more…