Like it or not, it is more or less necessary for practically everyone to have a smartphone today. Access to banking services, communication, work projects, news, entertainment often rely on a smartphone. Unfortunately, Google and Apple manage the software products that Read >
Researchers at Oxford University have analyzed a large number of applications developed for Android and iPhone mobile phones. There are many studies that have examined what the mobile operating systems (Android or Apple iOS) do with user data, but apps are Read >
When the first smartphones were introduced about 20 years ago by a number of telecommunication equipment vendors, the mobile device was expected to become the primary communication tool for the majority of human kind. It did. But there was something else Read >
Is it possible to find a secure and privacy respecting mobile phone that doesn’t track its owner? The short answer to the question is: no, there is no such phone. Nonetheless, I believe it is valuable to understand why because there Read >
Increasing awareness about the way Google collects data from Android phone users has made people think about other solutions. Apple has promised to tighten the privacy and security features of the iPhone iOS software, and is delivering results in the latest Read >
Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised to develop security and privacy features in Apple products multiple times during the last few years, and his organization is delivering results. In June 2020 WWDC Conference, Apple introduced upgrades to the mobile phone operating Read >
Mobile phone is one the most useful innovations of modern times. It is a remarkably valuable technology that has transformed our lives, work, and to certain extent communities all over the world. Our culture has changed as communication between people has Read >
Electric vehicles are changing how we move around and think about road traffic in general. One of the innovations of the battery powered vehicle is that cars automatically communicate with the car manufacturers’ data center, informing how Read >
Many people who understand the importance of digital security and privacy have been longing for mobile devices that don’t leak their data to large corporations and advertisers. As it happens, during the second half of 2019, two very different privacy-focused mobile Read >
Update 2021-05-03: we have reviewed a phone powered by e.foundation’s /e/OS operating system software.
General awareness about risks in automatic collection of individuals’ private data is growing quickly. Meanwhile, companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft invent new ways to collect their customers’ Read >
