Apple App Store pulls Russian social network VKontakte
Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it removed popular Russian social network VKontakte from its App Store globally due to sanctions imposed by Britain.
Sep 29, 2022
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The same app can pose a bigger security and privacy threat depending on the country where you download it
Google and Apple have removed hundreds of apps from their app stores at the request of governments around the world, creating regional disparities in access to mobile apps at a time when many economies are becoming increasingly ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Designing a mobile app that identifies in real time the fishing activity of vessels
A multidisciplinary team made up of experts from the University of Huelva, the Miguel Hernández University and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) has designed an innovative integrated system for monitoring fishing ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Indonesia investigating Google over app store payment system
Indonesia has launched an anti-trust investigation into Google over the etch firm's insistence that its payment system be used for purchases from its app store, authorities said Thursday, accusing it of unfair business practices.
Sep 15, 2022
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Google allows Parler app back into Play Store
Google allowed social media network Parler back into its Play Store Friday, more than a year after banning the platform popular with conservatives in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol.
Sep 03, 2022
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Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets and in hotels, restaurants, malls and offices. They're also used to screen passengers for the Transportation ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Google/Apple's contact-tracing apps susceptible to digital attacks
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and health authorities have relied on contact-tracing technologies to help manage the spread of the virus. Yet there's a major flaw in a framework that many of these ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Amazon spending $3.9 bn in expanding health care push
Amazon is buying US primary health care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion, the companies announced Thursday, in a big step for the online retail giant's move into the medical sector.
Jul 21, 2022
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Disneyland car finder helps remember where you parked
A new smartphone app will help forgetful Disneyland visitors remember where they parked their car after a long day at the Anaheim, California theme park resort—as long as they don't forget to use the app when they first ...
Jul 13, 2022
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'We are killing people': How technology has made your car 'a candy store of distraction'
In the late 1980s, the U.S. Army turned to outside experts to study how pilots of Apache attack helicopters were responding to the torrent of information streaming into the cockpit on digital screens and analog displays. ...
Jul 06, 2022
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