Coronavirus drives a 52% surge in data usage for mobile app downloads
According to a report published by Sensor Tower, mobile data usage for mobile app downloads surged 52% due to coronavirus as there is a sharp rise in consumer adoption of mobile apps, data reveals. The amount of data used for first-time installs of the top 250 mobile apps worldwide in Q1 2020 was up 52 percent to 596 petabytes from the three-year average of 391 petabytes for the first quarter
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India bans 47 more Chinese apps
India bans 47 more Chinese apps
The Government of India banned 47 more Chinese apps in the country. In June, the Government banned 59 Chinese apps that included the hugely popular TikTok. Now, 47 more apps have been banned, for operating as clones of the previously banned apps, the list of particular apps banned in the fresh decision is yet to be announced
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Privacy issue with Contact Tracing apps
Privacy issue with Contact Tracing apps
At this point, contact tracing apps have to collect a lot of information about you and share it with other organizations. For example, Jumbo Privacy recently found that North Dakota’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, Care19, shares user data with Google, Foursquare, and other companies.
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Xiaomi’s Investment portfolio surpasses 300 companies
Chinese giant, Xiaomi announced today that it has backed more than 300 companies. Xiaomi known for its budget smartphones and a bevy of value-for-money gadgets said in a filing on Thursday that it has backed more than 300 companies as of March, totaling 32.3 billion yuan ($4.54 billion) in book value and 225.9 million yuan ($32 million) in net gains on disposal of investments in just the first quarter
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Marco Polo has been around for years, but it’s blowing up amid the pandemic
Celebrities have highlighted the four-year-old video messaging app in recent weeks, saying they’re using it to stay in touch with friends and family while social distancing. Marco Polo is free to use, though it offers a $9.99 monthly subscription that gives people long-term access to their old videos and chats. Bortnik says users’ data is only encrypted in transit, meaning it isn’t encrypted when it’s stored on MarcoPolo’s servers.
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