Google has announced this week plans to crack down on Android apps that abuse the OS permissions system and request access to user geo-location data when the app is not in use. From a report: Starting with May, the OS maker plans to show warnings in the Play Store backend to all Android app developers…

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze into you. Nietzsche could have been talking about Mars. …read more Source:: CNet

From data privacy to industrial IoT cybersecurity concerns, Threatpost editors discuss the top stories they expect to see at this year’s RSA Conference, which kicks off next week in San Francisco. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the many great hacks of the past week. Just in case you missed the fact that we’re living in the cyberpunk future, you can now pop off your prosthetic hand and jack directly into a synthesizer. The robot headed for Mars has a flying drone in its…

Scammers are posing as event organizers in a sophisticated fraud effort. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Mechanical upgrades, interior updates and a host of driver-assistance technology make the Type R more appealing than ever for just $695 more than before. …read more Source:: CNet

Google has implemented a browser capability in Chrome called ScrollToTextFragment that enables deep links to web documents, but it has done so despite unresolved privacy concerns and lack of support from other browser makers. From a report: Via Twitter on Tuesday, Peter Snyder, privacy researcher at privacy-focused browser maker Brave Software, observed that ScrollToTextFragment shipped…

The Model 3’s had a rocky relationship with CR, but this year, it’s a top choice. …read more Source:: CNet

The perfect thing when it’s just you and your favorite non-travel mug. Plus: Get a year of PlayStation Plus for $36.79. …read more Source:: CNet

The organization, which sells patient administration tools to hospitals, could not confirm whether patient data was accessed. …read more Source:: DarkReading