As our homes get smarter, our privacy is increasingly at risk. A terrifying example of this was recently brought to light by a Facebook group of Wink smart home hub users who discovered >>
Spying News
Loss of government spy satellite wasn’t SpaceX’s fault, according to new probe
Earlier this year, SpaceX helped the US government send a spy satellite into orbit. The launch was somewhat hush-hush, at least in terms of how much SpaceX was allowed to talk about it >>
Think Carrier IQ is bad? Wikileaks founder says all smartphones can be hacked with ease
During a recent speech to delivered at the City University in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that most smartphones can be hacked remotely with ease. “Who here has an iPhone? Who here >>
Lawsuits filed against HTC, Samsung and Carrier IQ
Class action lawsuits have been filed against Samsung, HTC and Carrier IQ. Carrier IQ has been in the spotlight after a security expert revealed that its software is installed on millions of smartphones and >>
HTC Sensation and EVO 3D revealed to be spying on users [updated]
First Apple, Google and Microsoft were accused of tracking user locations and now it appears HTC’s Sensation and EVO 3D smartphones are spying on their owners. According to user TrevE from InfectedROM, a >>
Apple fined by South Korean regulator following 'Locationgate' scandal
Apple has been fined by South Korea’s telecommunications regulator following the “Locationgate” scandal that caused public outrage earlier this year, Dow Jones reports. This marks the second time Apple has had to pay >>
RIM can’t let India spy on BlackBerry email
Research In Motion confirmed on Thursday that it will not give the Indian government access to email sent to and from BlackBerry smartphones in its country. The refusal to comply with India’s request >>
Google wields ban hammer, ousts SMS spying app from Android Market
It’s not every day Google dusts off the trusty old ban hammer and squashes an Android app. After all, the Android Market is an open one, where any developer can bring any app >>
