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Ford Thinks the Solution to People Getting Hit by Cars Is More Phone Alerts
There is no app for that.
This Photo App Wants to Beat Instagram by Ditching the Awful Algorithm
Viewbug hopes to dethrone other photo apps and become a destination for daily photo contests—and 4 million users are on board.
Here’s What Period Tracking Apps Say They Do With Your Data
Motherboard asked popular period and fertility trackers how they're handling data, privacy, and requests from law enforcement.
The #1 Period Tracker on the App Store Will Hand Over Data Without a Warrant [UPDATED]
Stardust Period Tracker was the most-downloaded free app on iOS over the weekend.
The Complicated Ethics of Facetuning Your Friends
Is using the free app to retouch photos doing your mates a favour or sending them an upsetting message?
I Followed Co-Star's Advice for a Week to See If It Would Improve My Life
Five million users on this astrology app can't be wrong. Right?
Robinhood Hack Also Included Thousands of Phone Numbers
The exposure of thousands of phone numbers, which Motherboard obtained from a source, has not been previously reported.
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.
A New App Is Taking Labor Unions Out of Union Organizing
Unit is among several new digital platforms that aim to ease the unionization process and empower workers to stand up to their bosses, but some union organizers have their doubts.
Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
Citizen would deploy private security forces at the request of app users, according to documents and sources.
Update Your iPhone So You Can Tell Apps to Stop Tracking You
Apple is rolling out iOS 14.5, one of the iPhone’s most important updates in terms of user privacy.
Google Play Store Suspends Polyamory Dating App
#open, an app for ethical non-monogamy, was suspended for violating the "Sexual Content and Profanity policy."