A contact tracing app is ‘urgent and important’ and will be able to do jobs that human employees can’t, NHS Test and Trace chiefs said today. Speaking to senior politicians they said the UK still plans to roll out an app but could not put a timescale on it. They said ‘our sense is it … Read more
TikTok says it will stop its app from working in Hong Kong due to introduction of China’s security law after insisting it does not share users’ information with Beijing TikTok said last night it would be stopping operations in Hong Kong within days Beijing last week imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong … Read more
TikTok says it will stop its app from working in Hong Kong following ‘recent events’ after insisting it does not share users’ information with Beijing TikTok said last night it would be stopping operations in Hong Kong within days Beijing last week imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong Facebook, Google and … Read more
LinkedIn and Reddit will remove code in their apps that copies users’ clipboard information after being outed by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit and LinkedIn are changing code in their apps that copy users’ clipboards The practices was brought to light by an iOS 14 privacy feature Reddit says it used information to auto-suggest … Read more
As we push through the branches I feel excited. I scan the ground. I think this is it!’ I say To look for buried treasure these days you don’t need a map – just an app. Flic Everett has her mind blown by the secret worlds that anyone can find on their doorstep I’m standing … Read more
Facebook is planning to shut down its TikTok copycat Lasso, after the year-and-a-half-old app failed to take off with young users. Lasso, which enables account-holders to post 15-second videos, was billed as the social media giant’s answer to its China-based competitor. But it was bogged down by problems early on, with its developer Brady Voss … Read more
Trainline launches new feature on its app that allows travellers to alert fellow passengers if social distancing is possible on their service The feature is called Crowd Alert and is being launched nationwide today It will let passengers report if parts of a train are too busy for social distancing This will alert fellow passengers … Read more
The NHS is considering branding Britain’s coronavirus contact tracing app ‘PPE in your pocket’ when it eventually launches. The marketing slogan will compare the app – once considered a vital part of the Test and Trace system that is now running without it – to protective equipment such as gloves and masks. And it could … Read more
The new Mr Price? Flirty Katie gets her tape measure out for James Lock at dating app launch after admitting she fancies him By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:32 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 09:37 BST, 29 June 2020 She has previously said she thinks TOWIE star James Lock is ‘fit.’ And Katie … Read more
Apple set to remove thousands of unlicensed games from its China App Store that are not approved by the government – including one based on the Communist nation’s Imperial past China requires developers submit apps and wait for a license before publishing The policy was put in place four years ago, but has been ignored … Read more