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Your private photos stored in the iPhone are not as private as you may think they are. You see, iOS app developers can potentially access and copy your entire gallery to a remote server. Moreover, if location data is included within the photos, developers can find out your whereabouts. To make things even trickier, potential…
Once Path issued an apology for violating users’ privacy by sending their address book information to its servers, people turned to and blamed Apple for even allowing this to happen. Apple has finally publicly responded by saying apps will soon require users’ permission to access contact data. “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact…
Symantec detailed a new case of mobile malware called Android.Bmaster and this is one nasty piece of work. Its target is mainly Android users on Chinese networks, though the malicious software has been found on other networks as well. It lurks on a third-party marketplace, which is good news for people who strictly use the…
Norton is out with a new mobile app for Android smartphones – Norton Safety Minder, allowing parents to keep track of what their kids are doing on their mobile phones through Norton Online Family. Although the application itself is free to download, Norton Online Family does come with a price tag, offering such benefits to…
Malware apps within the Android Market have been a long running issue for Google’s massively popular mobile operating system, with new threats popping up all the time. Well, in an effort to ease and potentially put a stop to this ever-growing threat, Google has introduced Bouncer. Bouncer is essentially a program on Google’s end that…
HTC recently announced that its found a security flaw within a handful of its Android phones and has already issued a fix on its website. While its nice to see that HTC has already identified and fixed the issue, we’re wondering how long the security flaw was around before it was made known to the…
McAfee today announced Mobile Security 2.0, a new version of its protection software for smartphones and tablets. The security company’s new app will work for Android, BlackBerry OS and Symbian OS. Mobile Security 2.0 has a feature called App Alert, which help protect users from malicious apps that abuse personal information. The feature specifically checks whether…
Trend Micro struck an agreement with Verizon Wireless to offer its mobile security software through Verizon Apps on select Android devices. Under the deal, Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition will be available for download for such devices as HTC DROID Incredible 2, Motorola DROID X2, CASIO G’zOne Commando, HTC ThunderBolt, LG Revolution and Samsung…
While our country continues its war on terrorism and its strangle-hold on border security, one Canadian dude dared to defy the rules by using his iPad as a substitute for his passport. While that may sound like a recipe for disaster, this was accepted and he was let into the United States. This guy made…
The secret’s out. Frank Warren, head of the PostSecret iPhone app, spontaneously announced on New Years’ Day that he is shutting down the app only three months after it hit the App Store. Unfortunately, the excessive malicious content published in the app led to its downfall. PostSecret was a $1.99 app that enabled iPhone owners…