WhatsApp is facing criticism for forcing users to accept its new data-sharing policies. As a result, several users are now scouting for alternatives.
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Robinhood and other trading apps shoot to the top of app stores
Investing and finance apps like Robinhood and Coinbase surged in Apple and Google’s app store rankings. It’s one of the strongest signals yet the retail investing boom has gone mainstream. The app …
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Today’s best deals on iOS + Mac apps: Kick Ass Commandos, more
Now is the time to hit the weekend with today’s best deals on Mac and iOS apps. This morning’s Apple hardware deals include the latest 21-inch Retina 4K iMac and Apple Watch Series 5 Nike +, but for …
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Apple’s Tim Cook warns of adtech fuelling a ‘social catastrophe’ as he defends app tracker opt-in
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has urged Europe to step up privacy enforcement in a keynote speech to the CPDP conference today — echoing many of the points he made in Brussels in person two years ago when he …
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WhatsApp adds biometric authentication to its web and desktop versions
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned popular messaging app with more than 2 billion users, has been getting a lot of heat and losing users in recent weeks after announcing (and then delaying) changes to how …
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WhatsApp just added a cool new security feature that protects your messages a little more
The beleaguered WhatsApp has just debuted a new feature to its WhatsApp Web and Desktop apps that adds an extra layer of protection to your messages. WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop are the …
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WhatsApp to Require Face ID or Touch ID When Linking Accounts to Web and Desktop Apps
WhatsApp will soon require biometric authentication to link a WhatsApp account to a computer web browser or desktop app, reports The Verge.
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WhatsApp Mac app requires Face ID / Touch ID on you iPhone
WhatsApp Mac app requires Face ID / Touch ID on you iPhone If you want to add your account to the WhatsApp Mac app, you will now need to …
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Apple’s new privacy tool lets you choose which apps can see and share your data. Here’s what you need to know
The Cupertino giant has announced a new privacy feature coming next spring, which will let users make their own data choices.
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Facebook, Apple Chiefs Unleash Barbs As App Store Feud Heats Up
A feud between tech giants heated up Thursday as Apple’s chief executive implied Facebook’s business model promotes disinformation and violence, while the social network reportedly prepares an …
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The 10 Best Apple HomeKit Gadgets to Upgrade Your Smart Home
Start with these 10 Apple HomeKit smart home devices to access your gadgets with Siri and automate your smart home.
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Today’s best deals on iOS + Mac apps: SkySafari, Lost Portal, more
Now is the time for Wednesday’s best deals for Mac and iOS apps. You’ll want to take a quick look at our Apple hub for over $ 300 in savings on MacBooks, then come back here for the most notable price …
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Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature will be enabled by default and arrive in ‘early spring’ on iOS
Apple has shared a few more details about its much-discussed privacy changes in iOS 14. The company first announced at WWDC in June that app developers would have to ask users for permission in order …
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Apple Will Require Apps to Request Permission to Track Users Starting With Next iOS 14 Beta Version
Apple today announced that its App Tracking Transparency privacy measure will be required starting with the next beta versions of iOS 14, iPadOS …
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A Day in the Life of Your Data: Apple Details How Companies Can Track You Across Apps and Websites
Today is Data Privacy Day, and Apple is marking the occasion in a few ways, including sharing a new “A Day in the Life of Your Data” …
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Apple demolished Q1 earnings estimates and set a new record with $111 billion in revenue
Apple reported $65.6 billion in iPhone revenue in the three months following the iPhone 12’s October release.
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Apple sees revenue growth accelerating after setting record for iPhone sales, China strength
Apple Inc on Wednesday reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, as new 5G iPhones helped push handset revenue to a new record and sparked a 57% rise in China …
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