This Ultra-Minimalist Phone Wants to End the ‘You Are the Product’ Era

The secret sauce behind this phone is AphyOS, a custom operating system that severs the umbilical cord that typically tethers ...

Can your toothbrush really detect diabetes? FDA scrutiny grows for health-tracking gadgets

CES attendees saw health-tracking gadgets making bold promises: toothbrushes detecting diabetes, mirrors assessing 20-year ...

Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal

But this week, nearly 25 years after launching pcTattletale, Fleming pled guilty in federal court to having knowingly built ...

This New Privacy Phone Doesn't Track You—But There's a Catch

Punkt, a Switzerland-based brand best known for its minimalistic and privacy-focused phones, has introduced its latest ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Tracking devices may help find dementia patients who wander away

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) —Tracking devices can help families locate loved ones with dementia who wander away from home or care facilities, as FOX5 saw firsthand. Emergency LifeLine West offers several ...
Digital Trends

Android’s Find Hub now lets you switch up map views for easier device tracking

Google is rolling out a useful update for its Find Hub app on Android, which adds multiple map layers to offer users a richer device-tracking experience. So far, Find Hub only offered users a basic ...
MacRumors

Apple Hit With Supersized Fine in Italy Over an iPhone Privacy Feature

Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) has imposed a €98.6 million ($116 million) fine on Apple over its App Tracking Transparency feature. Since the release of iOS 14.5 in April 2021, Apple has ...
ZDNet

Is your Roku or Fire TV streaming device tracking you? It's possible - how I put an end to it

Roku, Fire, and Chromecast TVs may collect viewing, usage, and screen‑content data. You can disable or limit data collection via privacy/ACR settings. Full privacy requires disconnecting the TV from ...
Reuters

Exclusive: India weighs greater phone-location surveillance; Apple, Google and Samsung protest

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India's government is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better ...
inc42

Centre Revokes Sanchar Saathi App Mandate For Smartphone Makers

The app aims to fight rising cybercrime and phone fraud by blocking stolen devices, tracking lost phones and spotting fake or duplicate IMEI numbers In the statement, the ministry said that around 1.4 ...
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[Update] Smartphone Makers Asked To Preload Sanchar Saathi App For Cyber Security

The telecom ministry has directed smartphone companies to preload government-backed cyber safety app, Sanchar Saathi, on all new devices sold in India. The app will be locked on the phone and users ...
Reuters

India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app

Directive affects Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi Government says app combats cyber security threats Industry concerned over lack of prior consultation India has more than 1.2 billion telecom users ...