TikTok Fixes Flaws That Opened Android App to Compromise
The flaws are disclosed as Oracle reportedly partners with TikTok as concerns in the U.S. over spying continue. Continue reading TikTok Fixes Flaws That Opened Android App to Compromise
Category Archives: app privacy
Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records
Researchers say the exposure includes exact locations of users’ last posts, nicknames, age, and gender. Continue reading Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records
Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it… Continue reading Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think
New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
New York City is considering a law that could stop cellphone carriers and smartphone app vendors from selling their location data. Continue reading New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
Privacy foul for soccer league app that eavesdropped on users
The LaLiga app used phones’ GPS and microphones to sniff out bars that were broadcasting soccer matches illegally. Continue reading Privacy foul for soccer league app that eavesdropped on users
IoT Scale Flaws Enable Denial of Service, Privacy Issues
Flaws in this connected smart scale might give the diet-challenged a legitimate reason to be nervous. Continue reading IoT Scale Flaws Enable Denial of Service, Privacy Issues
Google Pulls Data-Chugging App From iOS Devices
A day after Facebook was dinged for shady iOS distribution techniques of its data-collecting research app, Google was discovered using the same methods for its own app. Continue reading Google Pulls Data-Chugging App From iOS Devices
Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App
Another one of Facebook’s apps has been banned from Apple’s ecosystem due to the level of data that it collects and how it was distributed. Continue reading Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App
Researchers Allege ‘Systemic’ Privacy, Security Flaws in Popular IoT Devices
A report found that a dozen connected devices are open to several security and privacy issues. Continue reading Researchers Allege ‘Systemic’ Privacy, Security Flaws in Popular IoT Devices
Weather Channel App in a Deluge of Legal Trouble for Data Misuse
The lawsuit alleges that the Weather Channel app misled users about why it was collecting their (extremely precise) geolocation data. Continue reading Weather Channel App in a Deluge of Legal Trouble for Data Misuse