Category Archives: bloatware

Verizon to pre-install a ‘Spyware’ app on its Android phones to collect user data

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If the death of online privacy rules wasn’t enough for Internet Service Providers and advertisers to celebrate, Verizon has planned to pre-install spyware on customers’ Android devices in order to collect their personal data.

The telecom giant has partnered with Evie Launcher to bring a new application called ‘AppFlash’ — a universal search bar that will come pre-installed on the home screens

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Bloatware-be-gone refresh tool added to Windows 10

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In the latest test build of Windows 10 Anniversary Update released last week, Microsoft has introduced a tool that allows users to get rid of bloatware and crapware with one fell swoop. “We’ve heard from many of you that are attempting to perform a clean installation of Windows that it can sometimes be hard to get started,” Dona Sarkar, a software engineer with the Windows and Devices Group, pointed out in the announcement. “To help, … More → Continue reading Bloatware-be-gone refresh tool added to Windows 10→

Lenovo Tells Users to Uninstall Vulnerable Updater

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An advisory from PC maker Lenovo recommends that users uninstall Lenovo Accelerator Application, which includes components rife with security vulnerabilities. Continue reading Lenovo Tells Users to Uninstall Vulnerable Updater→

Bloatware Insecurity Continues to Haunt Consumer, Business Laptops

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High-severity vulnerabilities were found in pre-installed software updaters present in consumer and business laptops from vendors such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus and Acer. Continue reading Bloatware Insecurity Continues to Haunt Consumer, Business Laptops→

Russia Rejects Google’s Appeal and Orders to Stop Pre-Installing its own Android Apps

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The Giant search engine Google has lost an anti-monopoly appeal in Russia against ruling related to its Android mobile OS

The Moscow Arbitration Court on Monday ruled that Google had violated its dominant position with the help of its free open source mobile platform “Android” by forcing its own apps and services like Youtube, Google Map, and others, on users — reducing competition.

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