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Smartphone App Can Quickly Locate Drone Pilots
Smartphone app can “remotely identify airborne drones” as well as pinpointing the location of its pilot
Facebook iOS App Bug Turns On Camera
Privacy alert. Facebook users complain that the social network’s iOS app turns on the cameras found on Apple iPads and iPhones
Drone Pilots Risk £1,000 Fine If Not Registered
£1,000 fine if drone pilots, including kids, don’t register, pass a theory test and get a £9-a-year licence
WhatsApp Sues NSO For ‘Advanced’ Surveillance Hack Claim
Facebook division files lawsuit against NSO Group, because of alleged surveillance tool exploit
Three Network Crash Causes ‘Intermittent’ Outages
Mobile operator Three has admitted it is experiencing “technical difficulties” in widespread outage
UK Government Drops Controversial Porn Age Checks
Long standing plan to introduce age checks on porn websites has been dropped by the British government
Twitter Clarifies Rules After Call For Trump Ban
Platform says not in the public interest to remove politicians’ tweets, after Democrat pressure to ban politicians’ tweets
Official Chinese App Allows Backdoor Access To Phones, Warns Cure 53
Security vendor finds heavily promoted Chinese app contains code to allow state monitoring of phones
Apple Removes Hong Kong Police-Tracking App
App violated rules says Apple, as it allowed protesters in Hong Kong to ambush police
Intelligence Agencies Warn Of Flaw With VPN Products
Both the US NSA and UK NCSC warn hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN products
End of iTunes Road For Apple Mac Users
Where is my music? Goodbye iTunes, after latest Catalina update for Apple Mac users
Twitter Slowly Recovers After Global Outage
Global outage “just about fixed” but problems are still ongoing after significant disruption
Huawei Mate 30 Cut Off From Google Apps
Goodbye Youtube and Gmail. Bootleg access to Google apps is shut down as US blacklisting bites
Kik Messenger Developers To Close Popular Messaging App
Used by millions around the world, Kik Messenger is closing down as developers want to concentrate Kin cryptocurrency
AI Powered Mei Messaging App Arrives On iOS
Crush Analyser. Messaging app that includes an AI assistant to improve personal relationships, arrives on iOS
Wunderlist Founder Offers To Buy App Back From Microsoft
‘Don’t kill it, rather let me buy it back’, founder of task app Wunderlist pleads with Microsoft
Bluetooth Messaging App Bridgefy Grows Amid Hong Kong Protests
Going offline. Protesters in Hong Kong are reportedly using a Bluetooth-based messaging app to communicate
Social Media Apps Pose Biggest Enterprise Threat – Survey
Gigamon survey finds biggest threat to enterprise security is not from hackers, but rather social media apps
Facebook Threads App To Take On Snapchat
Development of new Threats app to give social networking giant ability to ramp up pressure on Snapchat
Google Announces End Of Dessert Names For Android
No more internal codenames like Jellybean, Lollipop or Marshmellow for Android releases, Google confirms
Facebook Breakup Would Be Difficult If Services Are Integrated – FTC
Plans to integrate WhatsApp and Instrgram brands could make it more difficult to breakup Facebook, FTC boss admits
MPs Urge Consideration Of Hands Free Phone Ban For Drivers
Government urged to consider tougher restrictions on using hands-free phones whilst driving
WhatsApp Flaw Unpatched For Over A Year, Says Check Point
Facebook was told about WhatsApp flaw over a year ago, but the vulnerability remain exploitable today
Apple Faces Russian Probe After Kaspersky Complaint
Russian watchdog investigates Apple, after it declined to approve Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Kid app
Microsoft Staff Listen To Some Translated Skype Calls – Report
Another day, another privacy scare, as Microsoft contractors sometimes listen to translated Skype calls
Apple Profits Slide Again, As Wearables, Services Grow
iPhone slowdown. Revenues from wearables and services helped offset another slump in iPhone sales during last quarter
Google Faces Play Store Challenge From Tinder – Report
Dating app is latest to challenge app store fees, with payment system that entirely avoids Google Play store
Skype To Lose SMS Connect Feature In August
Ability of Android users to receive and respond to SMS messages in Skype to be phased out next month
FaceApp Faces Call For Security Probe
Paranoid or sensible? US Senator demands probe of app that ages people’s faces, over Russian connection