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Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones
Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' phones by providing tens of thousands of app developers with code known as Amazon Ads SDK to be embedded in their apps, according to a proposed class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court.
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Employee Claims Company Wants To Track Personal Phone, Internet Shocked
The employee claimed that his company demanded employees to download an app which would monitor their personal phone activities.
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Google Pixel Feature Drop Rolls Out With Macro Focus for Video, Safety Check; Pixel Watch Gets Health Features
Google Pixel and Pixel Watch owners are receiving the company's latest Pixel Feature Drop update. Owners of recent Pixel phones gain new emergency, safety and camera features, while Pixel Watch owners can take advantage of new health tracking functionality as part of the Pixel Feature Drop for June.
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Apple Hit With EUR 8 Million Fine by French Privacy Watchdog Over Personalised App Store Ads
Apple on Wednesday was directed to pay a fine of EUR 8 million by France's privacy watchdog CNIL. The case, which dates back to 2021, concerned an old version of the phone's iOS operating software. A lobby group had argued that Apple failed to ask users clearly enough for consent before allowing apps to gather a key identifier used for targeted ads...
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Google System Update Brings App Installation Tracking on Secondary Devices, More: All Details
Google System Update for September has been announced and the company has added several system and Play Store improvements, including allowing users to see an expanded information display in the details of all Play Store listings, along with being able to track installations on other devices from their phones, as well as improvements to the Wear OS...
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Pegasus Spyware: Israel's Attorney General Orders Probe of NSO Claims
Israel’s attorney general said he was launching an investigation into Israeli police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators improperly tracked targets without authorisation.
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Google Pixel 6 Reportedly Getting Heart Rate Tracking Feature; Magic Eraser Tool Said to Be Getting Erased
Google Pixel 6 units are now getting heart rate and respiratory tracking features via the Google Fit app. The app uses the phone’s camera to measure heart rate and respiratory rate. Google warns that this feature is “not for medical use” and that it is “being fine-tuned and may be removed.” Separately, few Pixel 6 users are reporting the ...
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Saudi Arabia Now Has The World's Toughest Vaccine Rules
A security guard stands at the entrance to every mall in Saudi Arabia's capital, ready for a pandemic routine shoppers are getting used to: proving their vaccination status on a government phone app that tracks their location at all times.
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OnePlus’ New Wellpaper App Lets You See Phone Usage Stats via Live Wallpapers
This new Wellpaper app from OneLabs is available on Google Play store as a free download. The app asks for permission to track app usage data initially and offers three new wallpapers to choose from. The first one is called Composition and it comes with shifting tiles, inspired by Piet Mondrian’s Composition II & III. The six coloured tiles repre...
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Belkin Launches MagSafe-Compatible Chargers and Accessories for iPhone 12, Includes Face-Tracking Phone Mount
Belkin has launched a slew of MagSafe-compatible chargers and accessories for iPhone 12 series of smartphones. The devices include a Magnetic Phone Mount with Face Tracking and power banks that will be available for purchase in the US.
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Google’s Sleep API to Improve Sleep Tracking, Save Your Phone Battery
Google Sleep API will allow Android smartphones use less power to detect sleep patterns by eliminating the need to use multiple sleep-tracking apps working simultaneously in the background. Google has collaborated with Urbandroid who developed the Sleep As Android alarm app.
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iOS 14.5 to Allow iPhone Users With Face ID to Unlock Phones While Wearing a Mask Using Apple Watch
Apple has brought iOS 14.5 developer beta that comes with the ability to unlock supported iPhones while wearing a mask using an Apple Watch. You will need to manually enable Apple Watch unlocking feature by going to the Settings.
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Track Santa Claus Online With Google, NORAD
NORAD Tracks Santa has been operating for 65 years now. NORAD’s tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 when a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense (CONAD) Operations Center upon seeing a newspaper advertisement telling kids to call Santa. Inspired by NORAD, Google has also been tracking Santa...
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iOS 14: How to Stop Apps From Spying On You With These 10 Simple Settings
With the launch of iOS 14, the company has added a bunch of new additions to its ever growing list of privacy centric features. In this guide, we tell you the best privacy settings that you need to check out in iOS 14.
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Google, Apple Begin Rolling Out Built-In COVID-19 Exposure Notifications to Phones
Google and Apple on Tuesday announced a new system that will enable public health authorities to use smartphones to assist in contact tracing without having to build an app.
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Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones
Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' phones by providing tens of thousands of app developers with code known as Amazon Ads SDK to be embedded in their apps, according to a proposed class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court.
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Employee Claims Company Wants To Track Personal Phone, Internet Shocked
The employee claimed that his company demanded employees to download an app which would monitor their personal phone activities.
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Google Pixel Feature Drop Rolls Out With Macro Focus for Video, Safety Check; Pixel Watch Gets Health Features
Google Pixel and Pixel Watch owners are receiving the company's latest Pixel Feature Drop update. Owners of recent Pixel phones gain new emergency, safety and camera features, while Pixel Watch owners can take advantage of new health tracking functionality as part of the Pixel Feature Drop for June.
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Apple Hit With EUR 8 Million Fine by French Privacy Watchdog Over Personalised App Store Ads
Apple on Wednesday was directed to pay a fine of EUR 8 million by France's privacy watchdog CNIL. The case, which dates back to 2021, concerned an old version of the phone's iOS operating software. A lobby group had argued that Apple failed to ask users clearly enough for consent before allowing apps to gather a key identifier used for targeted ads...
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Google System Update Brings App Installation Tracking on Secondary Devices, More: All Details
Google System Update for September has been announced and the company has added several system and Play Store improvements, including allowing users to see an expanded information display in the details of all Play Store listings, along with being able to track installations on other devices from their phones, as well as improvements to the Wear OS...
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Pegasus Spyware: Israel's Attorney General Orders Probe of NSO Claims
Israel’s attorney general said he was launching an investigation into Israeli police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators improperly tracked targets without authorisation.
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Google Pixel 6 Reportedly Getting Heart Rate Tracking Feature; Magic Eraser Tool Said to Be Getting Erased
Google Pixel 6 units are now getting heart rate and respiratory tracking features via the Google Fit app. The app uses the phone’s camera to measure heart rate and respiratory rate. Google warns that this feature is “not for medical use” and that it is “being fine-tuned and may be removed.” Separately, few Pixel 6 users are reporting the ...
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Saudi Arabia Now Has The World's Toughest Vaccine Rules
A security guard stands at the entrance to every mall in Saudi Arabia's capital, ready for a pandemic routine shoppers are getting used to: proving their vaccination status on a government phone app that tracks their location at all times.
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OnePlus’ New Wellpaper App Lets You See Phone Usage Stats via Live Wallpapers
This new Wellpaper app from OneLabs is available on Google Play store as a free download. The app asks for permission to track app usage data initially and offers three new wallpapers to choose from. The first one is called Composition and it comes with shifting tiles, inspired by Piet Mondrian’s Composition II & III. The six coloured tiles repre...
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Belkin Launches MagSafe-Compatible Chargers and Accessories for iPhone 12, Includes Face-Tracking Phone Mount
Belkin has launched a slew of MagSafe-compatible chargers and accessories for iPhone 12 series of smartphones. The devices include a Magnetic Phone Mount with Face Tracking and power banks that will be available for purchase in the US.
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Google’s Sleep API to Improve Sleep Tracking, Save Your Phone Battery
Google Sleep API will allow Android smartphones use less power to detect sleep patterns by eliminating the need to use multiple sleep-tracking apps working simultaneously in the background. Google has collaborated with Urbandroid who developed the Sleep As Android alarm app.
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iOS 14.5 to Allow iPhone Users With Face ID to Unlock Phones While Wearing a Mask Using Apple Watch
Apple has brought iOS 14.5 developer beta that comes with the ability to unlock supported iPhones while wearing a mask using an Apple Watch. You will need to manually enable Apple Watch unlocking feature by going to the Settings.
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Track Santa Claus Online With Google, NORAD
NORAD Tracks Santa has been operating for 65 years now. NORAD’s tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 when a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense (CONAD) Operations Center upon seeing a newspaper advertisement telling kids to call Santa. Inspired by NORAD, Google has also been tracking Santa...
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iOS 14: How to Stop Apps From Spying On You With These 10 Simple Settings
With the launch of iOS 14, the company has added a bunch of new additions to its ever growing list of privacy centric features. In this guide, we tell you the best privacy settings that you need to check out in iOS 14.
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Google, Apple Begin Rolling Out Built-In COVID-19 Exposure Notifications to Phones
Google and Apple on Tuesday announced a new system that will enable public health authorities to use smartphones to assist in contact tracing without having to build an app.
