“Who’s to blame for the leaking of 50 million Facebook users’ data? Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke several days of silence in the face of a raging privacy storm to go on CNN this week to say he was sorry.”
Huawei in talks with Sirin Labs to develop ‘blockchain-ready’ phone
“‘Blockchain’ is the technology that powers cryptocurrencies, but on a technical level, it’s just a growing list of records that are linked and secured.”
Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones [Updated]
“[Update, March 25, 2018, 20:24 Eastern Time]: Facebook has responded to this and other reports regarding the collection of call and SMS data with a blog post that denies Facebook collected call data surreptitiously.”
Google’s Chromecast and Home devices can cause temporary Wi-Fi outages, here’s why
“Google’s suite of products in the past few years have been pretty awesome overall, with Chromecast and Home devices among the best. However, there’s now a confirmed issue with multiple routers where Google’s devices are the cause of temporary outages.”
Android OEMs need a wake up call to fix the update problem
“The Stagefright security vulnerability of 2015 give the Android world a scare. Unfortunately, that seems to have been short-lived and, sadly, ineffective in the long run.”
Samsung saves Opera Max browser app from the deadpool
“Opera Max lives on after Samsung acquired the mobile browser to save it from oblivion. The browser was one of the first data-friendly mobile browsers, and it later added privacy-focused settings, including safeguards against insecure Wi-Fi connections and a VPN.”
This Free Ad Blocker for Samsung Phones Also Kills Bloatware and Manages App Permissions
“There are plenty of great ad blockers to choose from, but most just delete the ads or replace them with something less offensive. If you’re looking for an ad blocker that can do a little more (and you have a Samsung phone) here’s a new app worth checking out.”
Net Neutrality Repeal Made Official With Entry Into Federal Register
“It’s been two months since the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in favor of repealing Net Neutrality rules that were put in place by the United States government in 2015.”
Say goodbye to the Pirates of the Caribbean bride auction at Disneyland
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