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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."
Florida Prison System Bought Location Data from Apps
The Florida Department of Corrections is the first reported state agency to buy access to app-based location tracking tech.
Devs Hack Together Their Own Clubhouse Android Apps
With no Android version of Clubhouse available, developers are making their own.
Lawmakers Demand Answers from Military on Muslim App Data
Over a dozen lawmakers, including Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, wrote to military and intelligence heads seeking answers on the collection of location data from Muslim-focused apps.
More Muslim Apps Worked with X-Mode, Which Sold Data to Military Contractors
Five more apps, including Qibla Compass, which has over 5 million downloads, had a relationship with X-Mode according to technical tests.