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Privacy risk from ads in apps rising: security firm
Reuters
(Reuters) - Some advertising networks have been secretly collecting app
users personal details over the past year and now have access to millions
of smartphones globally, U.S.-based mobile security firm. ... Some of the
most advanced mobile viruses can ...
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Privacy risk from ads in apps rising -security firm
Reuters
Over 80 mln apps downloaded which carry aggressive ads* First industry
guidelines for in-app ads published* Aggressive ads could hamper mobile ad
marketBy Tarmo VirkiJuly 9 (Reuters) - Some advertising. ... Over 80
million apps have been downloaded ...
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Guerilla Ads on Mobiles Harm Innovation, Security Provider Says
Bloomberg
Innovation in mobile applications may be hampered by clandestine
advertising software that harms consumer trust, according to Lookout Inc.,
which provides security systems for networks and electronic devices. ...
Ads are "extremely important to the ...
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Google releases mobile analytics for apps
QR Code Press
Mobile analytics for quite some time, and now the internet giant has made
to major releases in the form of its app reports and its Android ap. ...
Last year, Google customers started to spend more time on their smartphone
and tablet apps than on the ...
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Android's Biggest Threat: Adware?
PC Magazine
According to mobile security firm Lookout Mobile, about five percent of
Android apps contain what it calls an "aggressive ad network"—an
intrusive mobile ad network that toes the line between legitimate software
and actual malware. Behaviors of these ...
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Android malware found in Chinese app stores racks up big phone bills
Inquirer
Downloads paid apps and makes phone calls without users' permission. By Lee
Bell ... YET ANOTHER ANDROID MALWARE has been found in the wild, causing
Chinese users of Google's mobile operating system to be charged
extortionate phone bills.
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More Than Five Percent of Free Mobile Apps Include Adware
All Things Digital
Overly aggressive ad networks — which can change users' phone settings,
send notifications and/or covertly access personally identifiable
information — are present in five percent of free apps, according to new
research by mobile security company ...
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FB plan to target apps usage raises consumer privacy fear
The Australian
FACEBOOK'S latest mobile advertising strategy targets consumers based on
the apps they use, pushing the limits of how companies track what people do
on their phones.
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Facebook to Track Mobile Ads Clicks and open a Job Portal
ValueWalk
Using your phone's web browser, Facebook tracks what ads you click on.
Though Google and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) also track their users' mobile
apps, they do not track what people do on their apps. Furthermore, Apple
discloses in its privacy policy ...
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Apps turn smartphones into digital wallets
The Australian Financial Review
By then smartphones are expected to account for close to two-thirds of all
US mobile phones. There are ... Google last year introduced its Google
Wallet smartphone app, which enables users to load their Visa or MasterCard
number into their phone. The ...
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Facebook to target ads based on what mobile apps we use
Naked Security
Sources familiar with Facebook's plans told the WSJ that the company is
launching a new type of mobile advertising that will target consumers based
on what apps they use, "pushing the limits of how companies track what
people do on their phones." But ...
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Measure user experience with Google analytics tool
Digital Market Asia
Realising that more and more marketers are looking at mobile apps to tap
consumers since mobile devices are ubiquitous, Google has launched the beta
version of its Mobile App Analytics to help marketers and developers better
measure their mobile apps.
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Lookout: 5% of mobile advertising is 'agressive'
Mobot.net (blog)
Lookout: 5% of mobile advertising is 'agressive' - UK mobile phone news &
deals at Mobot.net. ... By far the worst offenders on Google Play are
personalisation apps (wallpapers and that), with 17% featuring aggressive
advertising. Games and ...
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Lookout wants to stamp on malpractices in mobile advertising
GoMo News
Reckons 5% of apps are from an aggressive ad network Mobile security
specialist, Lookout, has been analysing some 380000 free apps to examine
the privacy threats people face. It believes that ... What is interesting
is that Lookout found that on Google ...
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First Mobile Botnet Allegedly Found on Android Smartphones
Social Barrel
It is unlikely that the fake "wrapper" apps that installed this botnet
initially came from the Google Play Store. In lieu, cybercriminals will use
unapproved downloading sites to lure and compromise Android users. It does
highlight that mobile carriers ...
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Antenna Software Named a Hot Vendor in Mobile By Aragon Research
MarketWatch (press release)
A lot is needed to successfully deploy mobile devices and apps and to do it
securely and efficiently. Mobile providers like Amazon, Apple, Google,
Microsoft and RIM are building mobile ecosystems, but that doesn't mean the
job is done for the enterprise.
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Mobile Malware Hits Android and Apple
OneStopClick
The abovementioned, separate threat has so far spread to nine apps stores
and is thought to have infected 100000 users with code which purchases apps
and content without user permission from China Mobile. It's thought that
the code is hidden in a ...
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Facebook to track app usage for ad targetting
Tech2
Popular social networking site Facebook is launching a new type of mobile
advertising that targets consumers, according to what apps they use, giving
companies better options to track what people do o. ... Windows Phone 8 ·
Samsung Galaxy S III · Intel ...
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New Android Trojan secretly buys apps
Help Net Security
Even though malicious Android apps can occasionally be found on Google
Play, Chinese third-party online Android markets are known for offering
them by the hundreds, if not thousands. ... Researchers of mobile security
company TrustGo have recently ...
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Facebook (FB) Ready to Launch Mobile Ads Service
PT News
The newest service would target ads to users formed on the apps used on
their mobile gadgets, according to the Wall Street Journal report published
on Friday. It would let developers and promoters submit ads on a a Facebook
user's news feed formed on ...
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Facebook: mobile advertising based on app utilisation
Generation NT (US)
Facebook: mobile advertising based on app utilisation : According to The
Wall Street Journal, Facebook is preparing advertising on mobile devices.
This advertising is targeted depending on applications used.
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Samsung and BrainPOP Announce Strategic Partnership and Availability of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Through the BrainPOP app, learners will be able to access educational
movies and quizzes in a variety of subject areas including science, math
and social studies, enabling students to make the most of mobile learning
even outside of the classroom. The ...
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College Kids Aim to Make 52 Apps a Year in South Carolina: Tech
San Francisco Chronicle
An incubator at the University of Texas at Austin is home to mobile apps
including Next One's on Me, which allows users to treat their friends to
coffee or lunch, and Drivve, which facilitates document management on
smartphones. Tutorials for learning ...
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App Eating Android Malware Infects 100000 Chinese Phones
TechWeekEurope UK
A new piece of Android malware lands Chinese users with big bill shock, by
downloading unwanted apps. ... on to nine different third-party Android
markets too. Its main aim when it gets onto an unsuspected phone is to
surreptitiously buy up apps on ...
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Cleaning Up the Seedy World of Apps, Facebook Style
Wired News
Facebook is leading the charge against corrupting app-store leaderboards
from Apple and Google. ... News leaked Friday that Facebook will expand
more aggressively into the business of recommending mobile apps to people.
Using inside information on what ...
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BlackBerry users download 3 billion apps
Mobile Choices
There are now 90000 apps available from BlackBerry App World. BlackBerry
App World has passed a major downloads milestone, according to its owner,
Canadian phone maker Research In Motion (RIM). ... The rate of BlackBerry
app downloads is still very ...
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Aggressive ad networks pose mobile privacy risk
PC Pro
The company, which has launched a campaign promoting a set of mobile app
advertising guidelines, claims adverts fund more than 50% of the apps
market but that overly aggressive tactics without disclosure risk sullying
the entire industry. "Clearly ...
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Secure Your Android Phone with These Apps
Phones Review
AVG has opened their doors to giving security for mobile phone users. The
AVG Antivirus app is free and it has features that help you scan your phone
for any suspicious data. You can also lock apps that should have restricted
access as well as create ...
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Telefonica signs global agreements with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and
RIM ...
Wireless Federation
Telefónica sees the ability to pay for digital goods and services via a
mobile phone bill as a key way of driving downloads of paid for content,
particularly in developing markets where credit card penetration is low.
Through its Digital unit ...
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17% of personalisation apps and 8% of entertainment apps have aggressive
ad ...
The Drum
It its Mobile App Advertising Guidelines: A Framework for Encouraging
Innovation While Protecting Privacy, Lookout discovered that on Google
Play, apps in the personalisation category, such as wallpaper apps, have
the highest percentage of aggressive ...
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O2 secures mobile payment deal Microsoft, RIM, Google and Facebook
sourcingfocus.com
Telefónica who owns O2 have secured a deal with companies including
Google, Microsoft, RIM and Facebook which will provide customers with the
ability to use their mobile devices to make digital payments. The new
system will allow users to carry out ...
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Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China
ComputerWeekly.com
The security firm advises uses of Android devices to download and install a
mobile security app with real-time scanning capability before downloading
or updating popular apps. According to TrustGo, most mobile malware is
currently found in applications ...
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Listing Comcast xfinity app to suit you
Phones Review
So what we thought we'd do today is bring you a list of Comcast xfinity
mobile apps that are available to download for both the Android and... ...
The XFINITY TV app is available for Android for free from Google Play and
the iOS app is free from iTunes ...
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Galaxy Nexus back on sale on Google Play Store
TechRadar UK
The verdict may only be temporary, until Apple responds, but that hasn't
stopped Google whacking the device back up for sale on its online portal.
... See more mobile phones news Comments. Tweet ... 39 new apps and sites
that will change your life ...
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The near future of smartphones (Smartphones Unlocked)
CNET
Google, Apple, Microsoft, and RIM each made a play for the domination -- or
survival -- of their mobile OS that will manifest starting in autumn. Now
that the dust has settled, here's what it all ... The specs that emerged
from these four events are a ...
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Android Trojan leaves 100000 users out of pocket
Register
Security researchers are warning of yet another Android malware outbreak
which has spread to nine app stores and infected 100000 with code designed
to covertly purchase apps and content from China Mobile's Mobile Market.
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Popular iOS game Ski Safari hits Google Play
IntoMobile
Popular iOS game Ski Safari hits Google Play. 0 comments Disqus ... Ski
Safari ($0.99) [Google Play link] [iTunes link] ... In addition to his
interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest
web and mobile 2.0 services. The ...
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Report: Project Oscar, UK's Multi-Carrier Mobile Payment JV, Could Get ...
TechCrunch
Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Telefonica's O2 are all pushing
ahead on their own mobile payment services, but in a bid to outpace
companies like Apple and Google that may disintermediate them completely,
these carriers are also working ...
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Nokia 808 PureView review
Wired.co.uk
Wired.co.uk reviews the Nokia 808 PureView in-depth, and discovers this is
more of a 41-megapixel camera that acts like a phone than the other way
around. ... Every now and again, something very surprising comes along in
mobile phones. Cameras on the ...
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SkyBuilder Review Released for Greg Jacob's Four Hour Mobile App Software
Melodika.net (press release)
The creator of the software, Greg Jacobs, also points out how SkyBuilder
can be used to create mobile apps about niche topics. SkyBuilder includes
the ability to integrate in-app advertising by ad platforms such as
Google's AdMob. Jacobs is also ...
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RIM's BlackBerry App World surpasses 3B downloads
Fiercemobilecontent
BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook tablet users have now downloaded more
than 3 billion applications from Research In Motion's BlackBerry App World,
the beleaguered device maker announced. ... BlackBerry 10 represents RIM's
last chance to regain its ...
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