Month: May 2020
VR fitness app Supernatural announces annual pricing starting at $149
Within, the maker of VR fitness app-slash-game Supernatural, has announced new annual pricing plans for the service. Until June 1st you can sign up for a $149-a-year subscription, and the price will rise to $199 for people who subscribe after that date. Supernatural is a great VR workout, but it…
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How the novel coronavirus is speeding the scooter apocalypse
Public transportation is on life support, as the pandemic makes people less inclined to want to cram themselves into underground metal tubes with poor air circulation and nonexistent social distancing. The weather is getting nicer and some states are taking tentative steps toward reopening, even shutting down certain streets to…
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Google removed a whole host of ‘creepware’ from the Play Store
Last year Google removed 813 “creepware” apps from the Play Store after the company received a report from a group studying apps similar to stalkerware. The group, which was made up of academics and researchers from NYU, Cornell Tech and NortonLifeLock, has published a new paper based on their research…
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Uber commits $50 million to safety supplies for drivers
Uber says it has committed $50 million to procure and providing safety supplies to drivers. Those supplies will include things like face masks, sanitizer, gloves and disinfectant, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced on a press call today. Uber says it has secured more than 23 million masks for drivers and…
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US government accuses Chinese ‘cyber actors’ of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research
The FBI alongside the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have formally accused China of funding and operating hacking cells dedicated to stealing coronavirus vaccine research from the US and its allies. The news was issued as an unclassified public service announcement on CISA’s website on…
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Google’s Android ad ID targeted in strategic GDPR tracking complaint
Now here’s an interesting GDPR complaint: Is Google illegally tracking Android users in Europe via a unique, device-assigned advertising ID? First, what is the Android advertising ID? Per Google’s description to developers building apps for its smartphone platform it’s — [emphasis added by us] The advertising ID is a unique, user-resettable…
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