As the old saying goes, if something is free, you’re not the customer; you’re the product. It suggests that the only thing actually being sold
Tag: Privacy
Ads in popular apps exposed a mountain of your location data to hackers
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Hackers have stolen a database that appears to include location data from tens of millions of devices. This location
Privacy Dashboard’s new 7-day view is not going to wait for Android 16
Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR Android’s Privacy Dashboard has historically offered a 24-hour log of how apps use permissions. With Android 16 DP1, it
Americans hit hard by tech support scams — FTC takes action
Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR The FTC is amending its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to better protect consumers from tech support scams. The new
Google silent on fix timeline for Private Space, Wear OS issue
Android 15’s Private Space feature hasn’t exactly had the smoothest of rollouts. There were earlier reports of the feature causing some Pixel 6 devices to
Comcast confirms another huge data breach: Over 230,000 users impacted
TL;DR Comcast has confirmed that a data breach at a third-party debt collection company exposed the personal information of over 237,000 customers, including social security
T-Mobile’s data breach leads to record-breaking fine
While this is the CFIUS’ largest penalty to date, the committee likely did so to emphasize its aggressive stance on enforcing compliance going forward. In
FCC proposes new AI rules for robocallers to ignore
If you’re tired of blocking AI-generated calls and messages on your Android phone or iPhone, you’ll be pleased to know that the Federal Communications Commission
Security breach at ADT exposes customer information
TL;DR ADT, a leading home security company, confirmed a data breach that compromised customer addresses and contact information. The breach’s timing remains unclear, but ADT
Google backtracks on Chrome’s biggest privacy promise
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Google has abandoned its plans to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome. This follows multiple extensions to the timeline for