App Security

• Calgary consumer warns about app security after being hacked twice

  A Calgary consumer is questioning the safety and security of apps after she was targeted by hackers.

  Consumer

  Dec 3, 2019
  
• Consumer Matters: The real cost of free apps

  “We are paying for everything that is free. Whether it’s an app or any internet website we are paying with our privacy."

  Consumer

  Sep 16, 2019
  
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• Tinder users beware: Website allows others to track your activity

  For $5 U.S. and a few bits of information, a new website allows a person to track any Tinder user's activity.

  Consumer

  Apr 5, 2016
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• Hackers are using the Starbucks app to skim bank accounts, credit cards

  Starbucks has acknowledged hackers have been using its mobile app to steal money from consumers' bank accounts, credit cards and PayPal accounts.

  Consumer

  May 15, 2015
• Canada’s privacy czar calls on tech giants to make app privacy policies mandatory

  The federal privacy commissioner is calling on tech giants to make it mandatory for app developers to post details of their privacy polices prior to download if the app collects any information from the user.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2014