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26 Mar

Watch Out: Android Apps in Google Play Store Capitalizing on Coronavirus Outbreak

Preying on public fears, the ongoing coronavirus outbreak is proving to be a goldmine of opportunity for attackers to stage a variety of malware attacks, phishing campaigns, and create scam sites and malicious tracker apps. Now in a fresh twist,...
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25 Mar

Dozens of Android Apps for Kids on Google Play Store Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

More than 50 Android apps on the Google Play Store—most of which were designed for kids and had racked up almost 1 million downloads between them—have been caught using a new trick to secretly click on ads without the knowledge...
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24 Mar

Over 50 Android Apps for Kids on Google Play Store Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme

21 Mar

#onlinedating | Netflix Party, Zoom, Discord, and more: the apps helping us quarantine | #bumble | #tinder | #pof

For many of us who are self-quarantining or otherwise isolated due to the coronavirus pandemic, the health crisis is fundamentally changing our relationship to the world, each other, and even our own homes. Covid-19 is also affecting how people use...
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19 Mar

#speeddating | #tinder | #pof | #blackpeoplemeet | Dating apps are introducing video chats so you can date during social distancing

Late last year, The League introduced video chatting to its users. The dating app, which prides itself on being exclusive, is “known for its selective admissions-based model and high achieving community of users,” according to its press kit. The video...
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25 Feb

The do’s and don’ts of dating apps | #facebookdating | #tinder | #pof

By Lilly Kujawski | EditorClaire Convis | Deputy Editor SAFETY FIRST If you feel unsafe, leave the date. Fake that classic emergency phone call or head for the “bathroom.” If you feel like you’re in danger, ask an employee for...
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21 Feb

Google Bans 600 Android Apps from Play Store for Serving Disruptive Ads

Google has banned nearly 600 Android apps from the Play Store for bombarding users with disruptive ads and violating its advertising guidelines. The company categorizes disruptive ads as “ads that are displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or...
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14 Feb

#onlinedating | How dating apps reflect our changing times | #bumble | #tinder | #pof

As we look forward to explore what’s next in love and sex, it makes sense to examine to the heart. That which lovers have once worn on their sleeve is now being navigated in the palm of our hands. With...
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13 Feb

How we fought bad apps and malicious developers in 2019

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Google Online Security Blog: How we fought bad apps and malicious developers in 2019 Posted by Andrew Ahn, Product Manager, Google Play + Android App Safety [Cross-posted from the Android Developers...
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11 Feb

Macs See More Adware, Unwanted Apps Than PCs

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The latest data from Malwarebytes show the average Mac sees almost twice as many bad apps as Windows systems, but actual malware continues to be scarce. The average computer running the...
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