Social media is awash with claims that Google or Apple has secretly installed COVID-19 trackers onto user’s iPhones and Android smartphones. …read more Source:: Open Source S
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Phones and PCs sold in Russia will have to come pre-installed with Russian apps
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•Russian lawmakers say the bill will protect Russian software companies from abuses by foreign tech firms. …read more Source:: Open Source S
I installed Verizon’s free junk call blocker and it seems to kind of help
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•There is a way to reduce call spam. It’s not perfect, but it helps. And hey, that’s a start, right? …read more Source:: Open Source S
Google threatens to delist Chrome extensions installed by deceptive tactics
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•Google cracks down on misleading marketing and extensions with shady descriptions. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Android ecosystem of pre-installed apps is a privacy and security mess
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•Extensive academic study finds data-harvesting and malware-laced pre-installed apps. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Microsoft warns about two apps that installed root certificates then leaked the private keys
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•It’s a Superfish and eDellRoot déjà vu! …read more Source:: Open Source S
Galaxy Note 9 to have Hancom Office S pre-installed in US and China
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•South Korean software company Hancom’s Office S will be pre-installed on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 sold in the US and China. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Compulab releases MintBox Mini 2 PC with Linux Mint 19 pre-installed
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•Announced earlier this year, the fanless mini-PC has a $299 starting price and ships with a quad-core Intel Celeron processor and the latest flavor of Mint. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Dell refreshes Precision laptops with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed
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•The fourth generation of Dell’s mobile workstations features Intel’s latest Coffee Lake processors and optional Nvidia Quadro P600 and Radeon WX graphics. …read more Source:: Open Source S