Your favourite VPN app is harvesting your personal information
An analysis of hundreds of Android virtual private network (VPN) apps has found that 18 per cent do not encrypt users' traffic and 38 per cent inject malware.
An analysis of hundreds of Android virtual private network (VPN) apps has found that 18 per cent do not encrypt users' traffic and 38 per cent inject malware.
BLE -- which Apple calls iBeacon -- could be used for smart homes, retail geofencing and mobile payments, if privacy and security issues are addressed.
Alex and Ani, a popular jewelry chain, is testing Swirl, a mobile app that offers discounts to in-store shoppers via geofencing.
This location-based mobile service lets marketers send messages to smartphone users when they enter a defined geographic area, such as a shopping mall.
Vague policies, rogue apps, zombie phones can doom even the best Bring Your Own Device intentions. But the good news is it's not too late to make game-changing adjustments.