UK legislation could ban Apple iOS security updates
In a move that could have far-reaching implications for global data security and privacy, proposed amendments to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) have sparked significant controversy. Apple has criticized these amendments as an “unprecedented overreach,” potentially barring the tech giant from issuing security updates worldwide. The IPA, established in 2016, already empowers the UK […]
iOS 15 Mail Protection Feature To Combat Email Trackers
iOS 15’s Mail Privacy Protection feature will combat the common methods some advertisers use like sneaking trackers into emails.
Google Meet To Add Battery Saving Feature For Android, iOS
Google Meet, a video communications service developed by Google, will add a new setting to “limit data usage” on Android and iOS in addition to a web update that will be released next month. While Google Meet already customizes device, network, and set up to “provide the best possible meeting experience”, the new feature allows […]
Low “Opt-In” Rate for Apple App Tracking
New iOS 14.5 updates allow users to decide whether they want to “opt-in” to let Apple track their data through the app-tracking tool. After two weeks of the update going live, only 13% of iPhone users worldwide have chosen to allow Apple to track app data. Majority of users have refused to allow apps to […]
Android Developers to Add Privacy Information Similar to iOS
Google will introduce more stringent privacy information requirements for developers who publish apps in its Play Store under similar Apple policies. The company will soon require developers to specify what data is collected and stored, such as location, contacts, name, email address, type of files stored, how data is used, what security practices the app […]
Google Rolls Out Chrome For iOS Update
After going without updates for the past four months, a new version of Chrome for iPhone and iPad is now coming out. While Google began releasing new app updates on iOS back in February, Google has been a little behind and skipped version 88 January and March 89. Also, while the most recent update remains […]
Study Claims Android Collects 20 Times More Data Than Apple
A recent report by Douglas Leith, a researcher at Trinity College in Ireland, shows that both iOS and Android continuously transmit data such as location, phone number and local network details to Apple or Google. The study also provided a side-by-side comparison that suggests that while Android and iOS collect data around the clock, Google’s […]
