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Apple’s crackdown on screen-recording apps is a privacy win

Feb08
by on February 8, 2019 at 12:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Apple’s iOS screen recording functionality – which was first introduced in version 11 back in 2017 – comes in handy when you’re making how-to videos, testing UI/UX for your apps, or simply recording gameplay while you crush it on Fortnite. Unfortunately, the feature can also be exploited by app developers to secretly record your activities. It’s good Apple’s putting a stop to that. Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that selected popular apps such as Expedia, Hollister, and Air Canada record activities on your iPhone without asking for your permission. Some of them use third-party services like Glassbox, which takes advantage…

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Why Germany wants to block Facebook’s Messenger-Instagram-WhatsApp merger

Feb08
by on February 8, 2019 at 9:27 am
Posted In: Around the Web, world


Facebook made a splash recently when CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to integrate its messaging platforms on Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp were revealed last month. In the two weeks following the reveal, so much has happened – culminating in a legal opposition to the move from Germany – that it made sense to summarize the play of events so far. Decision in Facebook-Case: #Bundeskartellamt prohibits #Facebook from merging user data from different sources. PR: https://t.co/dh2HgUnTOu pic.twitter.com/FLAjKnIUyq — Bundeskartellamt (@Kartellamt) February 7, 2019 First, The New York Times’ Mike Isaac broke the news on January 25 that Zuckerberg intended to integrate the…

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Italy

Feb08
by on February 8, 2019 at 9:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Tech5


Italy may be a latecomer to the booming startup scene but it’s fast becoming a hotbed of new tech talent. Red tape and bureaucracy were some of the biggest challenges new companies faced. But the government is now on a mission to cut down barriers, launching several new initiatives focused on making it easier to grow hi-tech companies, including the Italian Startup Act and Visa scheme. Since then, innovative startups registered in 2014 more than tripled their sales volume by the end of 2016, while those which registered in 2015 doubled their revenue in one year alone. Perhaps due to…

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