The updated rule is confusing developers who can’t tell when a mobile gadget passes from parent to offspring. Let’s hope they get it all ironed out soon. Increased control for parents sounds like a good way to head off both advertising targeted at children and the willy-nilly dispersal of geolocation data. 
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 Apple Insider |
Mobile security in 2013: two-step verification or security questions?
PhoneDog (blog) If there's anything we can learn from the success of competing mobile security measures, it's that two-step verification directly impacts mobile devices. From Apple's perspective it was only a matter of time before they announced additional security … Apple ID Security: How To Set Up Two-Factor Authentication New security hole allows for Apple ID password reset using Apple's iForgot page Apple implements two-factor authentication for all Apple IDs |
 euronews |
Mozilla's Mobile Firefox OS Raises Security Questions David Talbot
MIT Technology Review It's not clear how Mozilla will screen apps to eliminate those that could pose threats or privacy problems, says Janne Lindqvist, a mobile security researcher at the Winlab at Rutgers University. “How do you control the user privacy and security if you … Trends on enterprise mobility for 2013 |
 The Guardian |
UK firm faces questions over how spyware ended up in Bahrain
The Guardian According to Privacy International, Gamma's FinFisher (or FinSpy) suite of software products "is a particularly dangerous and sophisticated piece of surveillance technology" that is difficult to detect. The software targets individuals' devices and … UK firm faces questions over complicity in rights abuse in Bahrain |