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Google Is Begging Apple to Make Life Better for Green Bubbles
Lately, Google and Apple are openly at war about iMessage versus not-iMessage.
Russia Released a Ukrainian App for Hacking Russia That Was Actually Malware
Google researchers said the app was designed to figure out who may want to use this kind of app.
Scientists Grew Living Human Skin That Self-Heals on a Robot Finger
Humanoid robots will need self-healing human skin to be more likeable and to operate in risky environments, scientists say.
The Sidekick Was Pop Culture's Most Stylish and Innovative Cellphone
Twenty years ago, T-Mobile premiered the Sidekick—a status symbol that cashed in on the ubiquity of Internet culture.
Android’s E-Waste Problem Can’t Be Solved With Custom ROMs
Custom ROMs have their use cases, but they’re few and far between and difficult to install.
Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
Three years ago, my Pixel 3 was the latest and greatest Google phone. Now, the company has stopped providing software updates, making it a security risk to use.
Google Tells Specific Apps to Disclose Location Gathering or Be Removed
The move comes after Motherboard reported that apps working with a location data vendor called Huq were collecting data even when users opted-out.
Location Data Firm Got GPS Data From Apps Even When People Opted Out
The news around location data firm Huq shows that data companies may not even really know if they've received consent to harvest information from ordinary phones.
Google Is Banning Sugar Dating Apps on the Play Store
Apps have 30 days to comply with new restrictions on sexual content, including a ban on “compensated sexual relationships (i.e., sugar dating).”
Inside the Industry That Unmasks People at Scale
Unique IDs linked to phones are supposed to be anonymous. But there’s an entire industry that links them to real people and their address.
Facebook Catches Palestinian Hackers Targeting Users with Malware
Facebook caught two groups of hackers, one of which may be working for Hamas, targeting politicians and human rights activists in the region. Hackers were using Android, iOS, and Windows malware.
Signal CEO Hacks Cellebrite iPhone Hacking Device Used By Cops
One of the biggest encrypted chat apps in the world just showed how a device used to decrypt messages can be hacked and tampered with.