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Apple Report Defends 30 Percent App Store Fees
Developers - Apple commissioned report finds that 30 percent commission is about average, as tech giant launches App store fee defence
Google Tightens Security For Meet Video Conferencing Tool
Securing video chats. New security features for Meet videoconferencing platform aims to halt uninvited users gate crashing meetings
UK Track And Trace Scheme Broke UK Data Protection, Campaigners Claim
Campaigners claim that UK's track and trace scheme broke data protection laws, but experts say non-compliance understandable considering unprecedented emergency
Google Faces App Tracking Lawsuit
Lawsuit alleges Google continues tracking user activity on mobile apps, even if tracking is turned off in Google account settings
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger To Integrate Chats – Report
Chat integration? Facebook is reportedly working to allow WhatsApp users to chat with Facebook Messenger users, and vice versa
Tech Firms Withhold Data Sharing With Hong Kong
Tech giants pledge pause data sharing with authorities in Hong Kong, after China imposed draconian security law for the territory
Apple Criticised For App User Tracking Alert
Plan for iOS 14 to give app users the option to decline ad tracking has been criticised (surprise, surprise) by advertising associations
Police ‘Crack’ EncroChat Encryption, Resulting In Hundreds Of Arrests
Organised crime around Europe has been dealt a huge blow after authorities cracked the encryption of a messaging system used by criminals
India Bans Chinese Apps Including TikTok
Growing military tensions between China and India sees Chinese apps being banned, including well known apps such as TikTok
Google To Delete User Searches, Location Data After 18 Months
Privacy win? Google will automatically delete user's website searches and visits, as well as some location data, after 18 months
Twitter Introduces ‘Voice Tweets’
Twitter introduces audio tweets for limited number of iOS users, in an effort to bring a more “human touch” to the platform
British Covid-19 Tracing App Adopts Google, Apple Approach
NHS is abandoning its centralised approach and will instead adopt the Google-Apple decentralised model for the delayed Coronavirus tracing app
Apple App Store, Apple Pay Hit By EU Antitrust Investigations
Double whammy. Apple now facing two separate official European Commission investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay
Vodafone Fixes Issue After Voice Outage
Vodafone customers on Tuesday experienced problems making and receiving voice calls, after a mistake was made in blocking spam calls
NHS Contact Tracing App Ready By End Of June
Bit on the late side? With new Coronavirus infections falling, the NHS contact-tracing app should be in place at the end of June
Android Phones Bricked By Picturesque Wallpaper Of A Lake
Idyllic photo of a mountain lake surrounded by trees actually bricks Android phones, and in some cases only a factory reset will restore the device
Coronavirus: France Approves Contact Tracing App
French minister defends centralised approach of its Covid-19 contact-tracing app, citing the French and UK's nuclear deterrent
Coronavirus: Apple, Google Release Contact Tracing API
Both firms say 22 countries and a number of US states have requested to use the contact-tracing API for their own systems
Coronavirus: NHS Contact Tracing App Has Flaws, Aussie Researchers Warn
Security flaws in the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app could pose risk to user privacy, as the NCSC promises to fix the issues
Coronavirus Tracing Apps Must Not Be Used For Surveillance, Says EU
EU officials warn member states that Covid-19 tracing apps must not be used for 'mass surveillance' and need to be deactivated when pandemic ends
WhatsApp Challenges Zoom With 50 Person Video Calling
Serious video conferencing move by Facebook. Desktop users of WhatsApp will soon be able to add up 50 people on a video call
Coronavirus: NHS Publishes Source Code Of Contact-Tracing App
Nothing to hide. The NHS has released the source code of its contact-tracing app, as its trial in the Isle of Wight continues
Apple Will Open Up iOS Platform – Spotify CEO
Spotify's strained relationship with Apple did not stop CEO Daniel Ek from speculating on Apple's tight grip on its ecosystem
WhatsApp Rolls Out Eight-Person Group Video Calls
Blow to video conferencing systems? Latest version of WhatsApp allows for eight-person video calling, and it is encrypted
Google Challenges Zoom With Meet Video Conferencing App
Google makes its business-oriented video conferencing app Meet free to all consumers, in a direct challenge to Zoom and Microsoft Teams
Coronavirus: Google Profits Rise, But Warns Of Pain Ahead
Alphabet delivers strong set of quarterly financial results, despite advertising decline in March as global Coronavirus pandemic starts to bite
Coronavirus: British Covid-19 Tracing App Ready In 3 Weeks
The NHS confirms its coronavirus tracing app will be ready in two to three weeks, but concerns remain over its approach to privacy
YouTube Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary Of First Uploaded Video
First ever video on YouTube was uploaded fifteen years ago this week, featuring co-founder Jawed Karim standing around at a zoo
Coronavirus: Zoom Reaches 300 Million Users, Adds 256-bit Encryption
Growth of video conferencing app Zoom continues with 300 million users, and firm announces Zoom 5.0 with AES 256-bit encryption