Google Play Bans Stalkerware and ‘Misrepresentation’

The official app store is taking on spy- and surveillance-ware, along with apps that could be used to mount political-influence campaigns. Continue reading Google Play Bans Stalkerware and ‘Misrepresentation’

US Now Considers Huawei and ZTE Threats to National Security

Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE Corp have been designated national security threats by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), citing the companies’ close ties with the Chinese Communist Party and the military. The United States took a n… Continue reading US Now Considers Huawei and ZTE Threats to National Security

Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping

They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford to build APIs instead. Continue reading Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping

Google, Mozilla Ban Hundreds of Browser Extensions in Chrome, Firefox

After discovering a wide pattern of potentially malicious behavior in browser extensions, the two search giants are cracking down. Continue reading Google, Mozilla Ban Hundreds of Browser Extensions in Chrome, Firefox