Human rights activists have expressed concern over the practice, calling it a violation of privacy Australia found itself embroiled in yet another controversy this week after returning travelers claimed they were forced to hand over their phones and passwords to border officials at the airport. One man told The Guardian on Tuesday that he and […]
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BlackBerry phones to lose all functionality
The once-pioneering devices will no longer be guaranteed dependable, the manufacturer has announced BlackBerry, whose smartphones attracted a devoted following for features like built-in keyboards and high security even as Apple and Google gradually poached its customers, is finally giving up the ghost, the company has revealed. Any phones or tablets running BlackBerry operating systems […]
Instagram invites users to ‘rage shake’ their phones
Instagram is looking to channel the anger of its users by introducing a new feature that allows them to report various problems with the app by shaking their phones. “Have you ever used Instagram and it wasn’t working like it was supposed to? It was just really getting you… really just pissing you off?” Instagram’s […]
Android phones send device, user ‘identifier’ data to manufacturers & Big Tech firms offering ‘pre-installed’ apps, new study says
Android OS devices transmit sensitive user data like handset serial numbers and app usage info to manufacturers like Samsung and third parties like Google, Microsoft and Facebook – even after consumers opt out, a new study shows. According to the study, proprietary variants of Google’s Android system developed by popular vendors like Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei […]