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11 May 2021, 01:05 pm Right now, Facebook Messenger, Signal, WhatsApp, and other messaging applications are important as they allow people to connect with one another, especially during the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, which is still greatly affecting some countries across the globe.  (Photo : Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The Snapchat app is displayed on the home screen of an iPhone on May 2, 2018 in San Anselmo, California. Stock prices for Snapchat dropped 20 percent before slightly rebounding after reporting first quarter earnings of $230.66 million on Tuesday that didn't m...

Get used to it, kid Share Copy The majority of Android and iOS apps created for US public and private schools send student data to assorted third parties, researchers have found, calling into question privacy commitments from Apple and Google as app store stewards. The Me2B Alliance, a non-profit technology policy group, examined a random sample of 73 mobile applications used in 38 different schools across 14 US states and found 60 per cent were transmitting student data. The apps in question send data using software development kits or SDKs, which consist of modular code libraries th...

Google Maps App for iOS Finally Updated After Four Months Monday April 12, 2021 10:03 am PDT by Juli Clover Following the completed rollout of App Privacy labels for its App Store apps, Google today updated the Google Maps app for the first time in four months. Apple in December began requiring all new app submissions and app updates to include App Privacy labels, detailing the data that is collected by the app so consumers know what they're sharing. Google didn't begin implementing App Privacy labels until February, and Google apps went several months without an update. Gmail, in fact, went ...

Google Chrome for iOS First Update in Four Months Brings Bugs Fixes: Report It is an incremental update and has Chrome 87.0.4280.163 firmware. By Sourabh Kulesh | Updated: 7 April 2021 16:58 IST Photo Credit: Pexels Highlights App Functionality now includes the “Name” of users Google Chrome 90 stable build to release on April 13 Google Chrome for iOS is getting an update after a four-month hiatus, as per a report. It is an incremental update in Chrome 87 that primarily focuses on bug fixes. The update is being rolled out for iPhone and iPad globally. What'...

Apple App Store Privacy Labels: What They Mean and Everything Else You Should Know App Privacy labels on the App Store show what data apps are collecting about you. By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 4 April 2021 13:15 IST Every app needs to submit their privacy information on the App Store Highlights Labels inform users whether data is collected for ads or personalisation Data is categorised into purchases, location, contact info, and contacts What are App Store privacy labels and what are the key factors you need to know so you can check if an app is safe to us...