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Die Sicherheitsfirmen ESET und Malwarebytes haben jeweils Sicherheits-Tipps für den Umgang mit Android-Smartphones veröffentlicht. Sie zeigen, worauf es bei mobiler Sicherheit und Datenschutz ankommt. Learn more: - https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/digital-citizenship-social-media-and-privacy/ 
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Why Is It Important To Read Specialized Magazines? There are masses of Apps from any kind of Topics and from anywhere around from the world, difficult to know WHAT choice to make, as well as th... Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free
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Why Is It Important To Read Specialized Magazines? There are masses of Apps from any kind of Topics and from anywhere around from the world, difficult to know WHAT choice to make, as well as th... Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free
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September 15, 2014 9:02 PM
Why Is It Important To Read Specialized Magazines? There are masses of Apps from any kind of Topics and from anywhere around from the world, difficult to know WHAT choice to make, as well as th... Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free
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. . WHAT Are Apps? [START Text from Wikipedia] A mobile app, short for mobile application, or just app, is application software designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile dev...
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March 27, 2014 11:55 AM
We rescooped this article from our (the Urban Tech Fair's) Czar of Education, Bonnie Bracey Sutton who shared this thought provoking article. What say, ye? ______________________ Be part of the Access, Education, and Commerce movement, the Urban Tech Fair www.UrbanTechFair.org
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A security consultant has uncovered a new security hole in WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform recently acquired by Facebook. The flaw can be leveraged to gain access to the private chats of Android device owners.
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Security researcher Egor Homakov has discovered a Twitter vulnerability which allows apps to send DMs without requiring explicit user permission. TNW has verified the findings and can ...
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Get Disconnect Kids on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
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Disconnect Kids is a fun and unique educational app that teaches children (and their parents) about online privacy. Disconnect Kids also actively blocks requests for data about your web-browsing and in-app activity from the biggest mobile tracking services. It’s the first (and only) iOS app that stops this personal data from ever leaving your device.
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Summer 2013 App Reputation Report to examine the hidden behaviors behind free and paid mobile apps
The cloud-based, fully automated Appthority App Risk Management Service performed static, dynamic and behavioral app analysis on the 400 most popular free and paid apps on the iOS and Android platforms.
Appthority analyzed each app for particular behaviors within a test environment . Highlights from the App Reputation Report are:
- Overall, 83% of the most popular apps are associated with security risks and privacy issues.
- iOS apps exhibited more risky behaviors than Android apps. 91% of iOS apps exhibit at least one risky behavior, as compared to 80% of Android apps.
- 95% of the top free apps and 77.5% of the top paid apps exhibited at least one risky behavior.
- 78% of the most popular free Android apps identify the user's ID (UDID).
- Even though Apple prohibits its developers from accessing the UDID, 5.5% of the tested iOS apps still do.
- 72% of the top free apps track for the user's location, compared to 41% of paid apps.
- Although paid apps already generate revenue when downloaded, 59% of paid iOS and 24% of paid Android apps still support in-app purchasing.
- Furthermore, 39% of paid iOS and 16% of paid Android apps still share data with ad networks.
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Facebook users have scanned with MyPermissions to find out what third party apps and websites have access to their information and just what permissions they have granted. We've created this infogr...
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"There should be millions of Twitter users that have signed in with Twitter into third-party applications. Some of these applications might have gained access to and might still have access to Twitter users private direct messages," he points out, and advises users to check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access their DMs. Via Gust MEES
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===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
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January 22, 2013 11:42 AM
===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
Check ALSO:
- https://twitter.com/settings/applications
- http://blog.ioactive.com/2013/01/you-can-not-trust-social-media-twitter-vulnerable.html
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/
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January 22, 2013 11:52 AM
===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
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January 22, 2013 11:54 AM
===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
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Mobile app downloads are doubling and the apps are getting “smarter”, but the cost to users may well be a threat to their privacy and the potential sh...
“While these apps make our lives easier, they also give a wider group of application developers and advertising networks the ability to collect information about our activities and leverage the functionality of our devices.
According to Hoffman, more concerning is that many apps collect information or require permissions unnecessary for the described functionality of the app. He says this is not the first time this issue has surfaced, with reports of popular apps collecting irrelevant information or transmitting data when devices are turned off leading to significant backlash.
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Check out also my curation:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/
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Infographics on Case study at Mobile Android Apps Permission vulnerability, starting Apps integration at 2AM on Google Play Store with malware attack on tablet...
You might be wondering what this Title means. But it’s the fact of today. While many of us might not know this but this has become a good security point to talk on. Most of the time when we just download any kind of Apps from the Google Play or Android Market, it always prompt to give permission to access the device, and most people including us, actually don’t pay attention to it and simply go ahead to download the app.
However, this is just equal to a Bad idea of giving the entire access of your Phone contents to the app which could lead to possible data theft, spam, malware and what not! According to the Research done by us, found us a good evidence that an average Android app always asks for 124 different types of permissions. While we have also found one shocking fact that almost 33% of the App asks for more permissions than the actual required.
Read more, a MUST: http://allinfographics.org/mobile-apps-permission-find-out-what-your-apps-are-doing-at-2-am/
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September 27, 2012 8:51 AM
And please could you just remove the warning now..since all the warnings has been removed now ... just got confirmation from the owner(friend)
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Early last week the personal diary app Path became the fulcrum of a massive discussion about how cavalier mobile apps are getting with harvesting your, presumably, personal information. ...
Apps that do send data, with no warning
Foursquare stands alone here as an app that was, until an update issued on February 14th, sending personal data with no warning. This is similar to the previous behavior of Path that got it in so much hot water. Since the update, Foursqare now warns users before uploading data. Foursquare says that, while it was uploading the data, it was not storing it.
Foursquare (Email, Phone Numbers no warning)
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Research from Stanford's Jonathan Mayer and ProPublica has shown that Verizon's undeleteable UIDH mobile tracking header is being used by advertising and tracking company Turn.com to respawn deleted cookies.
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Research from Stanford's Jonathan Mayer and ProPublica has shown that Verizon's undeleteable UIDH mobile tracking header is being used by advertising and tracking company Turn.com to respawn deleted cookies.
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A coordinated study of apps run by a group of national privacy and data protection bodies from around the world has found that the majority are failing to provide adequate information on the privac... We're being steadily trained to think of paying for things as unnecessary or stupid, and to accept the term "free" as synonymous with "free in return for your privacy", despite efforts by the likes of GPEN and the EU to push back the tide. The 1200 apps looked at here represent the tiniest fraction of the app world, with Google's Play Store currently hosting over 1.1 million free and 200,000 paid-for apps, and Apple's store offering similar numbers. Learn more:
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We're being steadily trained to think of paying for things as unnecessary or stupid, and to accept the term "free" as synonymous with "free in return for your privacy", despite efforts by the likes of GPEN and the EU to push back the tide. The 1200 apps looked at here represent the tiniest fraction of the app world, with Google's Play Store currently hosting over 1.1 million free and 200,000 paid-for apps, and Apple's store offering similar numbers. Learn more:
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As part of what is predominantly an Android security issue, a CTO and consultant has discovered a vulnerability in WhatsApp encryption that could allow..
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Mobile Threat Monday: Android App Uploads Your WhatsApp Conversations Online
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Search with Google, Bing, Yahoo, & more
Search through your omnibox or address bar
Prevent ISPs & sites from tracking your searches
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It’s about places, not about tracking
When we were building Lokki, we talked to countless people, teenagers, children and adults all over the world. Nobody really wants to be tracked — or track others. Thus, Lokki is about people, places and putting you in charge of your privacy.
Lokki sends you automatic notifications when family members or friends enter or exit certain places — but only if they decide to let you know. Plus you can hide your whereabouts whenever you want to go undercover, or just take a nap.
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It’s about places, not about tracking When we were building Lokki, we talked to countless people, teenagers, children and adults all over the world. Nobody really wants to be tracked — or track others. Thus, Lokki is about people, places and putting you in charge of your privacy.
Lokki sends you automatic notifications when family members or friends enter or exit certain places — but only if they decide to let you know. Plus you can hide your whereabouts whenever you want to go undercover, or just take a nap.
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I've done some thinking about computer security and privacy over the past while. It's been precipitated by conversations with Gust Mees. It's good thinking. We're all in the same boat. Just thin... Via Gust MEES
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Good thought from Doug and a great tool, well explained... A MUST read, thx Doug!
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February 3, 2013 8:33 AM
Good thought from Doug and a great tool, well explained... A MUST read, thx Doug!
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February 3, 2013 8:38 AM
Good thought from Doug and a great tool, well explained... A MUST read, thx Doug!
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FTC investigating whether firms are in breach of existing laws and says little progress made on ensuring children are protected...
Read more, a MUST: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/10/mobile-apps-children-ftc?CMP=twt_gu
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![100K Android Apps in Google Play Are 'Suspicious' [INFOGRAPHIC] | Apps and Widgets for any use, mostly for education and FREE | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/Pkl4vLCbhABhhRcdZV0dpTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
More than 100,000 Android applications in Google Play are considered "suspicious" or "questionable," according to new research.
Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/11/05/android-apps-suspicious/
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Einige Anwendungen in Facebooks App-Zentrum verlangen mehr Berechtigungen als einem lieb ist. Wir sagen Ihnen, vor welchen Apps Sie sich in Acht nehmen sollten.
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Die Sicherheitsfirmen ESET und Malwarebytes haben jeweils Sicherheits-Tipps für den Umgang mit Android-Smartphones veröffentlicht. Sie zeigen, worauf es bei mobiler Sicherheit und Datenschutz ankommt.
Learn more:
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/digital-citizenship-social-media-and-privacy/