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Uber Didn’t Track Users Who Deleted the App, But It Still Broke the Rules

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:58:55 +0000

Uber took a known industry practice and managed to turn it into something deeply suspicious. The post Uber Didn’t Track Users Who Deleted the App, But It Still Broke the Rules appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:11:58 +0000

By now you’ve probably let lots of services and apps into your Gmail and more. Time for some spring cleaning. The post How to Stop Services Like Unroll.me From Snooping on Your Gmail appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:23:13 +0000

Chris Rasmussen is on a mission, which makes sense, since he’s a spy. But this mission isn’t spooky. It’s geeky. The post American Spies Now Have Their Very Own Smartphone App appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2017 11:00:02 +0000

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: Yes, Even Internet-Connected Dishwashers Can Get Hacked appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:52:57 +0000

It’s easy to neglect digital maintenance. Take our quiz to find out if you have the symptoms of digital cluttering.

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:00:27 +0000

Modern Android users have, on average, 66 apps installed on their devices. Most of these apps start working without users launching them.

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:10:08 +0000

People install way more applications than they use, rarely update them, and usually don’t adjust apps’ security/privacy settings properly.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:30:09 +0000

Kaspersky security researchers find missing security safeguards in nine different connected car apps. The post Android Phone Hacks Could Unlock Millions of Cars appeared first on WIRED.