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Among the rights bestowed upon EU citizens by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the right to access their personal data stored by companies (i.e., data controllers) and information about how this personal data is being processed. A group… Continue reading The state of GDPR compliance in the mobile app space
App concealed the practice of gathering device unique identifiers using an added layer of encryption. Continue reading TikTok Surreptitiously Collected Android User Data Using Google-Prohibited Tactic
The agency known for its own questionable surveillance activity advised how mobile users can limit others’ ability to track where they are. Continue reading NSA Warns Smartphones Leak Location Data
Twenty-nine bad mobile apps with a combined 3.5 million downloads bombard users with out-of-context ads. Continue reading Malicious ‘Blur’ Photo App Campaign Discovered on Google Play
The high energy consumption of artificial neural networks’ learning activities is one of the biggest hurdles for the broad use of AI, especially in mobile applications. One approach to solving this problem can be gleaned from knowledge about the … Continue reading Researchers develop new learning algorithm to boost AI efficiency
New ‘smishing’ campaigns from the Roaming Mantis threat group infect Android users with the FakeSpy infostealer. Continue reading FakeSpy Android Malware Spread Via ‘Postal-Service’ Apps
A University of Texas at Dallas study of 100 mobile apps for kids found that 72 violated a federal law aimed at protecting children’s online privacy. Dr. Kanad Basu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Erik Jonsson S… Continue reading Researchers create tool for protecting children’s online privacy
Security researchers have analyzed contact-tracing mobile apps from around the globe and found that their developers have generally failed to implement suitable security and privacy protections. The results of the analysis In an effort to stem the spre… Continue reading Most COVID-19 contact-tracing apps are not adequately secured
For many of us, the last few months have drastically increased our reliance on mobile capabilities. Through the increased use of corporate mobile apps, virtual private networks (VPNs), hot spots and more, mobile communications are more ubiquitous than ever. Because of this enhanced, unprecedented and sudden dependence on mobile capabilities, mobile security should be at […]
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The increased use of mobile banking apps due to the COVID-19 pandemic is sure to be followed by an increased prevalence of mobile banking threats: fake banking apps and banking Trojans disguised as those apps, the FBI has warned. The problem The pandem… Continue reading The FBI expects a surge of mobile banking threats