A new EPFL and MIT study into the interplay between mobility and the 2013 and 2014 dengue outbreaks in Singapore has uncovered a legal void around access to mobile phone data – information that can prove vital in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.
Source: During epidemics, access to GPS data from smartphones can be crucial – EPFL
This new tool for developers can help preserve app users’ privacy – CyLab Security and Privacy Institute
Source: This new tool for developers can help preserve app users’ privacy
It turns out the patterns in the way your mobile phone moves around say a lot about your personality.
Source: Scientists use phone movement to predict personality types
Last year, with much fanfare, the tech giant unveiled a screen-time tracker of its own. Then it quietly began purging competitors from its store.
Source: Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction – The New York Times
Exclusive: Advertisers are collecting info that can help them skirt an Android privacy feature, according to new research.
Source: These Android apps have been tracking you, even when you say stop – CNET
Apple’s work with the VA is important, and not just for veterans. The barriers that have prevented people from accessing their health data are now coming down.
Source: Apple VA deal: Putting patients in control of their health info
Apple has blocked Google’s ability to distribute its internal iOS apps, before Google could voluntarily shut it down.
Source: After Facebook, Apple bans Google from running internal iOS apps | BGR India
Facebook reportedly asserted that it was working on a research program to learn about users smartphone habits and usage to help serve better.
Source: Facebook reportedly paying teens to install VPN app that spies on them | BGR India
