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Meta illegally collected data from Flo period and pregnancy app, jury finds

Meta illegally collected data from Flo period and pregnancy app, jury finds

A federal jury found on Friday that Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act, the state’s wiretap law, by collecting data from a period-tracker app without user consent. Plaintiffs in a class-action case proved by a preponderance of evidence that Meta intentionally eavesdropped on and/or recorded conversations using an electronic device, said a verdict form released yesterday in US …

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Gemini app can now create custom storybooks, comics, more

Gemini app can now create custom storybooks, comics, more

The latest Gemini app feature lets you create “personalized, illustrated storybooks complete with read-aloud narration.”  Aimed at families, start by describing “any story you can imagine” in the initial prompt. Notably, you can have Gemini “draw inspiration from your own photos and files.” Example use cases and prompts include: Help your child understand a complex topic: Create a story that …

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watchOS 26 Adds A Notes App, And It’s More Useful Than Expected

watchOS 26 Adds A Notes App, And It’s More Useful Than Expected

José Adorno for BGR Since Apple is still working to prepare the next-generation of Apple Intelligence features, the company took a different approach during its WWDC 2025 keynote: making sense of all of its operating systems, as they now offer a more comprehensive and cohesive design with the arrival of this year’s …

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iOS 26: 10+ Features Coming to the Phone App

iOS 26: 10+ Features Coming to the Phone App

The Phone app doesn’t often get a lot of attention with iOS updates, but that’s changing in iOS 26. There are multiple new features to prevent unwanted calls and to save you time. Unified Design The Phone app has a new unified design, but there is an option to use the original iOS 18 layout as well. The unified design …

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Google loses appeal in app store fight with Epic Games

Google loses appeal in app store fight with Epic Games

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shakeup that’s designed to give consumers more choices. The unanimous ruling issued Thursday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivers a double-barreled legal blow for …

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Proton Takes on Google, Microsoft Again With a New 2FA Security App – PCMag

Proton Takes on Google, Microsoft Again With a New 2FA Security App  PCMag Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication  TechCrunch Proton launches free standalone cross-platform Authenticator app  BleepingComputer As Microsoft drops features from Authenticator — Proton steps up with a new 2FA app  Windows Central Proton is adding yet another privacy-focused app to its arsenal.  The Verge Source link

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Proton launches free standalone cross-platform Authenticator app

Proton launches free standalone cross-platform Authenticator app

Proton has launched Proton Authenticator, a free standalone two-factor authentication (2FA) application for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. 2FA authenticator apps are offline tools that generate time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) that expire every 30 seconds, and which can be used alongside passwords when logging into online accounts, providing the second factor authentication. Proton is a Swiss technology company known for …

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Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication

Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication

Privacy-focused productivity tool company Proton released a new authenticator app today, allowing users to log in to services using dynamically generated two-factor authentication codes. The free app is available on all platforms starting today, including iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. The app allows users to sync codes and accounts across devices. The company said that just like its other …

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Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack

Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack

Charlotte Edwards Technology reporter Getty Images Messaging has been turned off on the women’s dating safety app Tea, following a hack which has exposed thousands of images, posts and comments. In a new statement the company said: “As part of our ongoing investigation into the cybersecurity incident involving the Tea App, we have recently learned that some direct messages (DMs) …

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