After a major outage on Monday affecting tens of millions of users around the world, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger are now officially back online. All of the Facebook-owned platforms crashed early... Read more »
Earlier in the week, researchers discovered a piece of malware that could affect millions of Android phone owners in over 70 countries. The researchers at mobile security company Zimperium found the malware,... Read more »
Apple’s App Store is currently worth approximately $64 billion a year. But, it’s still failing to catch the majority of scams that are in circulation on the platform. Because of these failings,... Read more »
In the UK, an update for the NHS’s app for COVID-19 contact tracing has been blocked by Apple and Google for breaking the terms of an agreement that was made. The update... Read more »
In an announcement in a live-streamed event, Spotify says its planning to expand its services to 85 new markets. The new launches, which will follow its earlier expansion drive, will mean the... Read more »
Following an influx of new users in the last week, Signal, which is a free encrypted messenger service and rival to Facebook, has been experiencing technical difficulties. Millions of new users have... Read more »
Online safety is very important, especially for children and teenagers. In light of this, TikTok is the latest platform to change its privacy setting to protect its younger customers. To keep young... Read more »
Robinhood is a stock-trading app with over 13 million subscribers. It offers tools to invest in stocks, ETFs and crypto currency via Apple, android, and other mobile platforms. However, the company is... Read more »
In order to provide greater transparency to users, Apple has announced the launch of its new privacy feature, “App Privacy labels”. The new system was announced in June as part of a... Read more »
With people spending more time online, it’s important to have clear and consistent information on the content available and, in particular, which content is suitable for children under 18. To try and... Read more »