Tag: apps
China Uses ‘Anti-Fraud’ App to Spy on Tibetans
Human rights researchers have drawn attention to the way China is using phone technology to monitor the private lives of Tibetans.
Chinese Companies Own 20 of the 100 Most Popular Free VPNs on Apple’s US App Store
Campaign group Tech Transparency Project scoured documents to determine who really owns popular VPN services.
Experts and NGOs Back ‘No Phone Home’ Campaign Against Digital ID that Enables Surveillance
Signatories include the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Brendan Eich, Bruce Schneier, Bill Buchanan, and me.
Indian Regulator Demands More Phone Honeypots; Toughens Controls on Spam and Scams
Telcos are obliged to implement a raft of additional protections against spam and scams per TRAI's new rules on unsolicited communications.
Advertisers Really Do Listen to Your Calls
Phone users gave permission to be spied upon by marketeers when agreeing to the terms of an app they downloaded.
Same Sh*t, Different Channels: Arresting the Telegram CEO
Individual nations that try to control global comms are pretending they can enforce their culture's moral expectations everywhere.
What Is the Real Risk Posed by Telegram Creating a Bypass Route for SMS OTPs?
Some worry that the popular messaging app will turn millions of phones into the equivalent of simboxes, but there is a deeper lesson to be learned about the factors which determine value.
Digital Lenders Using Mobile Apps to Invade Privacy and Humiliate Customers
Money lenders extract data about each customer's contacts, then spam the contacts if debts are not repaid on time.
At Last, a Bank that Authenticates Its Call to You
The app provided by online bank Monzo tells customers the name of the member of staff currently trying to call them.
Koreans Hit by Android Vishing Malware Bank Raiders
Mobile malware is downloaded from a fake website. Spyware obtains data used to steal from the victim's bank account. Calls to the victim's bank are redirected to the gang's call center.
Swipe Left to Sue Robocallers: Is This App a Scam?
A lawyer who says he intends to sue telephone spammers for a billion dollars has an unusual way of marketing his services.
Tinder Dating App Used to Work around Russian Internet Censorship
A Slovakian marketing agency is persuading Tinder users to tell the truth about war in Ukraine alongside messages of love to Russians.
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