Anonymity came back into vogue. Today, there are literally dozens of anonymous sharing apps that allow you to vent, confess, or share secrets with strangers while going incognito. In an attempt to catalogue the emerging trend, I downloaded 25 different anonymous apps and tested each one. Here’s the complete, exhaustive rundown.
The average person with an Android smartphone is using it to search the web, from a browser, only 1.25 times per day, says Roi Carthy, head of special projects at Tel Aviv-based mobile startup Everything.Me. That isn’t just bad news for Google, it also signals a gigantic, fundamental shift in how people interact with the web.
Imagine a phone that delivers exactly what you need, right when you need it.
The EverythingMe launcher for Android. anticipates your needs, delivering the right apps, contacts and info every time you pick up your phone.
Hack RUN® is a mobile and desktop game that lets you hack your way into the heart of a mysterious organization. Data found on their systems will help you learn about the motives of the organization, and how dark their plans can get. It’s time for a Hack RUN!
Twitter Inc bought social data provider Gnip for an undisclosed amount, signaling that it would take on a new role of packaging and selling data, a service in demand by business and government.
Mobile phones are impacting societies around the world. Here in the Philippines, text messaging is considered to be the most exploited service due to its affordability, convenience and immediacy. According to industry estimates, 2 billion text messages were sent everyday from the 60 percent of the population of 90 million who uses mobile phones. This has led to the popular notion of the Philippines as the “texting capital of the world”
Technology now lets you spy on your kids all the time. Why you shouldn’t.
This is the third story in our four-part series examining your digital trail and who potentially has access to it. It was co-reported by G.W. Schulz from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Yesterday, we examined how data-tracking companies are monitoring your online behavior. Today we look at your Fourth Amendment rights.
While news reports have focused on the National Security Administration and its efforts to monitor people’s phone calls and online activities, private companies you have probably never heard of are also tracking what you are doing, just about everywhere you leave a digital footprint.
While the collection of private information by the National Security Agency is under scrutiny worldwide, a remarkable amount of your digital trail is also available to local law enforcement officers, IRS investigators, the FBI and private attorneys. And in some cases, it can be used against you.
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