Tag: privacy
1Password 4 simplifies security
If you're a digital security junkie -- and you really should be -- you're probably already familiar with developer AgileBits and its 1Password app. With versions available for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, the app is one of the more popular all-in-one security options for users who need to store ...
Secure browsing on iOS in Safari or iCab Mobile
A friend who values her privacy asked: "How do you delete Google search history on an iPhone?" There are two ways to do this, the first of which is to go to the Settings app, scroll down to 'Safari' and then click the 'Clear History' button as shown above. The second can be done from inside ...
iOS 6: Restoring App-specific privacy permissions
Don't you hate it when an app asks for permission to use photos or location data and you hit the wrong button? In iOS 6, you can bypass this headache and change permissions on an app-by-app basis. Go to Settings > Privacy > Service Type, e.g. Location Services or Contacts, and enable or ...
Mountain Lion 101: Gatekeeper controls app launches for security's sake
Gatekeeper isn't the most obvious feature of the new OS X Mountain Lion system that you probably downloaded and installed yesterday, but it might be one of the most important. Gatekeeper essentially oversees a list of verified developers who have applied for and received a Developer ID from ...
Google could pay $22.5M fine for violating Apple users' privacy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on the verge of fining Google for the record amount of US$22.5 million as a settlement for violating the privacy of users of Apple's Safari browser. The fine comes after the Wall Street Journal contacted Google about a practice it discovered where ...
Novell/Apple patent covers digital profile 'clones' to spoof profiling
If you don't want your true identity to be discovered online, one way to stay hidden is to muddle your online profile with tweaked names, different birth dates, made-up preferences and other false information. Some professionals who can't present as themselves in social media contexts ...
Senator Charles Schumer asks Apple to consider privacy with new Maps
Apple and Google are rushing to bring 3D aerial views to their respective mapping solutions. While many view this as a good thing, some people like Senator Charles Schumer of New York are concerned about privacy and security issues that arise when people are photographed from the sky without ...
LinkedIn leaks password hashes, iOS app is scraping your meeting notes [UPDATE x2]
It's not a good day for the social network for professionals. Recently, someone posted about 6.5 million password hashes on a Russian hacker forum; it looks like many or most of those came from LinkedIn. Hashes themselves are not enough to grant a bad guy access to your LinkedIn account, but if ...
On the UDID ban: Tracking devices, users and advertisers
Over the past few weeks, several ad networks have announced "UDID-independent" conversion tracking tools. As Apple's UDID ban has gone into effect, mobile advertising has had to find other ways to track device users. The problem with this is, of course, that they're still tracking. Apple's SDK ...
Protect your iPhone from prying eyes
Ars Technica posts about the cautionary tale of how vengeful exes and others can use your iPhone to stalk your movements, then offers a great guide to getting your privacy back. The case in point comes from Reddit where someone admitted to using his girlfriend's iCloud account to track her via ...
US senator Schumer calls for FTC investigation of Apple, Google
A Reuters report says US Senator Charles Schumer is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple and Google over its handling of photos. A recent New York Times report discussed a privacy breach that lets any iOS app with location permission to access a user's photo album. A follow-up ...
NYT: Android also lets app developers steal your photos
Earlier this week, a New York Times report detailed how iOS apps can snoop on your photos when you give them access to your location. Now in a follow-up report, Brian X. Chen and Nick Bilton discuss a similar flaw in Android. According to their report, any Android app that has the right to browse ...
Google explains how and why Safari privacy settings were circumvented
In response to a Wall Street Journal report claiming that Google bypassed Safari privacy settings to track ads on both Apple computers and iOS devices, the company released a statement today from Rachel Whetstone, SVP of Communications and Public Policy. The search giant contends that the ...
Google allegedly bypassed privacy settings to track user browsing in Safari
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google has been bypassing privacy settings in Safari intended to block websites from tracking user activity across the Internet. Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer discovered that Google had been implementing code that bypasses Safari's user-determined privacy ...
US Congress sends letter to Apple about Path, data access, Apple responds
The latest "-gate" suffixed controversy, the so-called "Address Bookgate," has surrounded the popular social networking app Path. After Path was found to collect data on users' contacts without prompting users for permission, CEO Dave Morin apologized and the app was updated to change the behavior. ...
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