Android Introduces Privacy Sandbox for Better Data Privacy
Google’s Pixel 6 Pro smartphone. Stephen Shankland/CNET A Privacy Sandbox is coming to the Android ecosystem, Google said Wednesday. It’s designed to offer better privacy protection that limits sharing user data with third parties for…
Why you shouldn’t close idle apps and other ways to save your phone’s data and battery
Disable background refresh on your iPhone for apps that don’t need it. I can tell the time based on how much battery my phone has left. Full charge? I must have just gotten up. Half-dead? It’s probably time to eat lunch and start looking for that phone…
USF’s new research lab could become statewide hub for human trafficking data
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — ABC Action News was the first to get an inside look at the work being done at the University of South Florida’s new human trafficking research lab, pulling together data to show where the crime is happening in Florida and how…
State presents computer, phone data from Kayla Giles
Testimony on Friday morning in Kayla Giles’ second-degree murder trial centered around data retrieved from her cellphone and laptop computer, including one that read, “I may make the news.” Giles is accused of shooting her estranged…
Protect against hackers, malware, and data breaches with Surfshark One
There are more digital threats out there than ever. If you aren’t already protecting your devices, then it’s only a matter of time until you get tagged. That’s the bad news. The good news? You can protect every facet of your digital life with Surfshark…
State offers data from Kayla Giles’ computer, cellphone in trial
Testimony on Friday morning in Kayla Giles’ second-degree murder trial centered around data retrieved from her cellphone and laptop computer, including one that read, “I may make the news.” Giles is accused of shooting her estranged…
Surveys with repetitive questions yield bad data, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Surveys that ask too many of the same type of question tire respondents and return unreliable data, according to a new UC Riverside-led study. The study found that people tire from questions that vary only slightly and…
Uncharted PS5 Collection Lets Players Transfer Save Data and Trophies
Save data and Trophies from the PS4 versions of Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy will transfer over to Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Collection. Players will be able to transfer data to Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Collection, moving their save files and…
Computer program that uses data from wearable technology to detect depression
The Ycogni model screens for the risk of depression by analysing an individual’s physical activity, sleep patterns, and circadian rhythms derived from data from wearable devices that measure his or her steps, heart rate, energy expenditure, and sleep…
5 easy ways to keep your devices and data safe in 2022
It’s a new year, a fresh start and so many of us are looking to improve something about ourselves in 2022. For some, it could be a more focused path to physical wellness, such as exercising more, eating healthier foods, or quitting smoking. Naturally,…