TechGoogleTechGoogleGoogle Play Store Wriggles Way Out of Housing Third-Party App Stores in Android's Biggest MarketThe company doesn't have to allow third-party app stores through its Play Store; users can choose third-party…ByFlorence IonPublishedMarch 29, 2023Save
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TechInternetTechInternetJack Dorsey’s New 'Decentralized' Twitter Hits the App StoreFormer Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey released the Beta test of the Bluesky social media app, but it's still invite-only.ByNikki MainPublishedFebruary 28, 2023Comments (38)Save
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TechTechPentagon Employees Are Too Horny to Follow National Security ProtocolsThe Pentagon's list of phone contraband includes apps for dating, Chinese drones, VPNs, and multi-level marketing.…ByThomas GermainUpdatedFebruary 10, 2023Comments (10)Save
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TechTechBiden Administration Wants Apple to Quit Gatekeeping the iPhoneGoogle also got a bit of the ire for its closed practices.ByFlorence IonPublishedFebruary 2, 2023Comments (36)Save
How ToHow ToThe Best Third Party Email Apps, Web Browsers, and MoreIf you've never moved on from the defaults, you don't know what you're missing.ByDavid NieldPublishedJanuary 26, 2023Comments (3)Save
TechTwitterTechTwitterTwitter Quietly Changes Its Developer Agreement After Banning Third-Party AppsThe social media platform previously released a statement that it was banning the apps to enforce "longstanding"…ByKevin HurlerPublishedJanuary 20, 2023Comments (7)Save
TechNewsTechNewsApple Faces Third Class-Action Lawsuit Over Data Collection After Gizmodo StoryiPhones collect analytics data even when they promise not to, according to privacy researchers' tests. It's giving…ByThomas GermainPublishedJanuary 18, 2023Comments (10)Save
TechNewsTechNews'SweepWizard' Policing App May Have Exposed Personal Data on Hundreds of Officers and Thousands of SuspectsA flaw in the app's API reportedly let anyone with a specific URL view data on officers, suspects, and the…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJanuary 11, 2023Comments (2)Save
TechArtificial IntelligenceTechArtificial IntelligenceDon't Get Fooled Into Paying $7.99 a Week for ChatGPT (Which Is Free)The shady "ChatGPT Chat GPT AI With GPT-3" app is currently the fifth most popular download in the App Store's…ByLauren LefferPublishedJanuary 10, 2023Comments (2)Save
TechAppleTechAppleApple Fined $8.5 Million for Illegally Collecting iPhone Owners' Data for AdsThe company harvested iPhone owners’ data for targeted ads without proper consent, a French regulator ruled. It's a…ByThomas GermainPublishedJanuary 4, 2023Comments (15)Save