What if your favorite dating, social media or gaming app revealed your exact coordinates to someone you’d rather keep at a distance? In today’s digital age, geolocation features in many apps offer undeniable convenience. Just before writing this blog, I needed to locate some materials for a DIY project, and using the ‘click and collect’ … More The great location leak: Privacy risks in dating apps
Given the unhealthy data-collection habits of some mHealth apps, you’re well advised to exercise caution when choosing with whom you share some of your most sensitive data. In today’s digital economy there’s an app for just about everything. One area that’s booming more than most is healthcare. From period and fertility trackers to mental health … More A prescription for privacy protection: Exercise caution when using a mobile health app
Typing with your voice? It should go without saying that you need to take some precautions and avoid spilling your secrets. Software that swiftly and effortlessly converts spoken words into written text has been a boon for many of us. Its capabilities come in handy in various situations; for example, they can save us from … More Say what you will? Your favorite speech-to-text app may be a privacy risk
BGR* reports that deleting your account and scrubbing your personal data from a mobile app is often frustrating at best and impossible at worst. Google wants to improve that. Bethel Otuteye, senior director of Android App Safety, explained in a blog post Wednesday that the Google Play store’s new data deletion policy will give users … More Google now requires Android apps to let you delete your account
Spring is in the air and as the leaves start growing again, why not breathe some new life into the devices you depend on so badly? It’s spring time in the northern hemisphere, and chances are good that you have a whole new spring in your step (excuse the pun!) thanks to the weather becoming … More Tidy up your digital life like a pro
ESET Ireland 