category: Security
by David Gonzales, 3 months ago
If you’re worried that the information you have stored on Google‘s servers – including e-mail, photos, documents, and so on – can be revealed to the police as soon as they come knocking on Google’s door, well,…
by Frank Hissen, 3 months ago
Android’s permission system is unique in the world of mobile operating systems. Instead of trusting the result of a review process, the user of an app decides on the basis of trust if s/he will…
by Robert Triggs, 5 months ago
There are various ways to keep your Android phone secure from prying eyes, PIN numbers, lock patterns and even face recognition, but unfortunately fingerprint locks have only ever been limited to laptops. That is until…
by J. Angelo Racoma, 6 months ago
Rooting your device has many benefits, including access to OS and firmware features that are otherwise inaccessible by regular apps. Rooting enables you to access hidden areas of the file system, control the CPU, tweak…
by J. Angelo Racoma, 6 months ago
Smartphone and tablet tweakers are familiar with CyanogenMod as among the more popular custom ROM releases, which build on stock Android through community contributions. The beauty of open-source software is the ability of the community…
by J. Angelo Racoma, 6 months ago
A report by security experts indicates that as many as 185 million Android users around the world may be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. This means that even as the communications protocol is secure in itself,…
by J. Angelo Racoma, 7 months ago
Big Brother may be listening in on your conversations. Whether or not this is actually the case is still up for speculation, given that the U.S. government is citing state secrecy in not admitting nor…
by Simon Hill, 7 months ago
Security is important, but it’s also a real pain. You need a separate password for every account that you create and it can’t afford to be predictable. Anyone who is really security conscious will know…
