Bloatware Creeps Into Android Phones
Android-based smartphones are falling victim to something that has plagued PC users for years: bloatware. Android phones are being pre-loaded with trial software and apps that can’t be deleted off the device by the user. These apps touting mobile TV, football games, location-based search and games are the new face of bloatware, also known as…
Tech News
Priya Ganapati - Wired
CIA Drone Guy Becomes New Top Spy
How crucial have drone strikes become to the CIA? A senior official involved with them just became the agency’s new top spy. CIA Director Leon Panetta named John D. Bennett the next chief of the National Clandestine Service, the operations side of the agency. Bennett, a retired Marine and four-time agency station chief who returned…
Privacy & Security
Spencer Ackerman - Wired