Open Note Scanner + PDF Converter
A full FLOSS alternative to document scanner apps like CamScanner
♦ https://f-droid.org/app/com.todobom.opennotescanner
♦ https://f-droid.org/app/swati4star.createpdf
(Open Note Scanner requires you to download OpenCV manager from GitHub or Play)
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#apps #opennotesscanner #pdf #converter #notes #scanner #pdf #camscanner
A full FLOSS alternative to document scanner apps like CamScanner
♦ https://f-droid.org/app/com.todobom.opennotescanner
♦ https://f-droid.org/app/swati4star.createpdf
(Open Note Scanner requires you to download OpenCV manager from GitHub or Play)
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#apps #opennotesscanner #pdf #converter #notes #scanner #pdf #camscanner
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Me on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
"My problem with contact tracing apps is that they have absolutely no value," Bruce Schneier, a privacy expert and fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, told BuzzFeed News. "I'm not even talking about the privacy concerns, I mean the efficacy. Does anybody think this will do something useful? ... This is just something governments want to do for the hell of it. To me, it's just techies doing techie things because they don't know what else to do."
I haven't blogged about this because I thought it was obvious. But from the tweets and emails I have received, it seems not.
This is a classic identification problem, and efficacy depends on two things: false positives and false negatives.
False positives:
Any app will have a precise definition of a contact: let's say it's less than six feet for more than ten minutes. The false positive rate is the percentage of contacts that don't result in transmissions. This will be because of several reasons. One, the app's location and proximity systems -- based on GPS and Bluetooth -- just aren't accurate enough to capture every contact. Two, the app won't be aware of any extenuating circumstances, like walls or partitions. And three, not every contact results in transmission; the disease has some transmission rate that's less than 100% (and I don't know what that is).
False negatives:
This is the rate the app fails to register a contact when an infection occurs. This also will be because of several reasons. One, errors in the app's location and proximity systems. Two, transmissions that occur from people who don't have the app (even Singapore didn't get above a 20% adoption rate for the app). And three, not every transmission is a result of that precisely defined contact -- the virus sometimes travels further.
Assume you take the app out grocery shopping with you and it subsequently alerts you of a contact. What should you do? It's not accurate enough for you to quarantine yourself for two weeks. And without ubiquitous, cheap, fast, and accurate testing, you can't confirm the app's diagnosis. So the alert is useless.
Similarly, assume you take the app out grocery shopping and it doesn't alert you of any contact. Are you in the clear? No, you're not. You actually have no idea if you've been infected.
The end result is an app that doesn't work. People will post their bad experiences on social media, and people will read those posts and realize that the app is not to be trusted. That loss of trust is even worse than having no app at all.
It has nothing to do with privacy concerns. The idea that contact tracing can be done with an app, and not human health professionals, is just plain dumb.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/05/me_on_covad-19_.html
#coronavirus #apps #tracing #tracking #privacy
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"My problem with contact tracing apps is that they have absolutely no value," Bruce Schneier, a privacy expert and fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, told BuzzFeed News. "I'm not even talking about the privacy concerns, I mean the efficacy. Does anybody think this will do something useful? ... This is just something governments want to do for the hell of it. To me, it's just techies doing techie things because they don't know what else to do."
I haven't blogged about this because I thought it was obvious. But from the tweets and emails I have received, it seems not.
This is a classic identification problem, and efficacy depends on two things: false positives and false negatives.
False positives:
Any app will have a precise definition of a contact: let's say it's less than six feet for more than ten minutes. The false positive rate is the percentage of contacts that don't result in transmissions. This will be because of several reasons. One, the app's location and proximity systems -- based on GPS and Bluetooth -- just aren't accurate enough to capture every contact. Two, the app won't be aware of any extenuating circumstances, like walls or partitions. And three, not every contact results in transmission; the disease has some transmission rate that's less than 100% (and I don't know what that is).
False negatives:
This is the rate the app fails to register a contact when an infection occurs. This also will be because of several reasons. One, errors in the app's location and proximity systems. Two, transmissions that occur from people who don't have the app (even Singapore didn't get above a 20% adoption rate for the app). And three, not every transmission is a result of that precisely defined contact -- the virus sometimes travels further.
Assume you take the app out grocery shopping with you and it subsequently alerts you of a contact. What should you do? It's not accurate enough for you to quarantine yourself for two weeks. And without ubiquitous, cheap, fast, and accurate testing, you can't confirm the app's diagnosis. So the alert is useless.
Similarly, assume you take the app out grocery shopping and it doesn't alert you of any contact. Are you in the clear? No, you're not. You actually have no idea if you've been infected.
The end result is an app that doesn't work. People will post their bad experiences on social media, and people will read those posts and realize that the app is not to be trusted. That loss of trust is even worse than having no app at all.
It has nothing to do with privacy concerns. The idea that contact tracing can be done with an app, and not human health professionals, is just plain dumb.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/05/me_on_covad-19_.html
#coronavirus #apps #tracing #tracking #privacy
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A flood of coronavirus apps are tracking us. Now it’s time to keep track of them.
There's a deluge of apps that detect your covid-19 exposure, often with little transparency. Our Covid Tracing Tracker project will document them.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/07/1000961/launching-mittr-covid-tracing-tracker/
#coronavirus #covid #tracking #stalking #apps #bigbrother
There's a deluge of apps that detect your covid-19 exposure, often with little transparency. Our Covid Tracing Tracker project will document them.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/07/1000961/launching-mittr-covid-tracing-tracker/
#coronavirus #covid #tracking #stalking #apps #bigbrother
MIT Technology Review
A flood of coronavirus apps are tracking us. Now it’s time to keep track of them.
There's a deluge of apps that detect your covid-19 exposure, often with little transparency. Our Covid Tracing Tracker project will document them.
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Because privacy matters ‼️
Secure Messaging Apps Comparison:
https://www.securemessagingapps.com/
#security #privacy #messaging #apps #comparison
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Secure Messaging Apps Comparison:
https://www.securemessagingapps.com/
#security #privacy #messaging #apps #comparison
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‘App Watch’ Allows Operators to Monitor and Ban Piracy Apps on Android Set-Top Boxes
Irdeto is mostly known for its 'Denuvo' anti-piracy tool, which protects many high profile games. However, the digital security company operates a broad suite of anti-piracy tools. This includes "App Watch," a service that allows content providers to monitor and restrict the use of pirate apps on their Android-based set-top boxes.
Many content providers and networks have their own set-top boxes that can be connected to any modern TV.
These devices are often running on Android and sometimes allow users to install third-party apps, via Google’s Play store, for example.
This opens the door to a wide range of other apps which can be problematic, especially when they offer a gateway to pirated content that directly competes with the operator’s service.
To address this potential threat, digital security company Irdeto is offering an ‘App Watch’ service. This is part of the company’s broad range of piracy tools and services which also includes the game anti-tamper software Denuvo, which recently expanded with an anti-cheat service.
App Watch is targeted at providers of streaming services who have their own set-top boxes. It’s meant to safeguard these companies against abuse and prevent consumers from using their boxes as piracy tools.
“The problem with giving consumers choice is that they may get distracted from your services, on your platform,” Irdeto writes, pointing out the worst-case scenario.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://torrentfreak.com/app-watch-allows-operators-to-monitor-and-ban-piracy-apps-on-android-set-top-boxes-200523/
#AppWatch #piracy #apps #android #SetTopBox #safeguard
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Irdeto is mostly known for its 'Denuvo' anti-piracy tool, which protects many high profile games. However, the digital security company operates a broad suite of anti-piracy tools. This includes "App Watch," a service that allows content providers to monitor and restrict the use of pirate apps on their Android-based set-top boxes.
Many content providers and networks have their own set-top boxes that can be connected to any modern TV.
These devices are often running on Android and sometimes allow users to install third-party apps, via Google’s Play store, for example.
This opens the door to a wide range of other apps which can be problematic, especially when they offer a gateway to pirated content that directly competes with the operator’s service.
To address this potential threat, digital security company Irdeto is offering an ‘App Watch’ service. This is part of the company’s broad range of piracy tools and services which also includes the game anti-tamper software Denuvo, which recently expanded with an anti-cheat service.
App Watch is targeted at providers of streaming services who have their own set-top boxes. It’s meant to safeguard these companies against abuse and prevent consumers from using their boxes as piracy tools.
“The problem with giving consumers choice is that they may get distracted from your services, on your platform,” Irdeto writes, pointing out the worst-case scenario.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://torrentfreak.com/app-watch-allows-operators-to-monitor-and-ban-piracy-apps-on-android-set-top-boxes-200523/
#AppWatch #piracy #apps #android #SetTopBox #safeguard
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Torrentfreak
'App Watch' Allows Operators to Monitor and Ban Piracy Apps on Android Set-Top Boxes * TorrentFreak
Iredto's 'App Watch' service enables content providers to monitor and restrict the use of pirate apps on Android-based set-top boxes.
Docus
Android application for scanning and managing documents.
F-Droid (Requires IzzyonDroid repo)
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.bretahajek.docus
Spystore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bretahajek.docus
https://github.com/Breta01/docus
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#docscanner #apps #pdf #converter #notes #scanner #camscanner
Android application for scanning and managing documents.
F-Droid (Requires IzzyonDroid repo)
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.bretahajek.docus
Spystore
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bretahajek.docus
https://github.com/Breta01/docus
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#docscanner #apps #pdf #converter #notes #scanner #camscanner
Google Play
Docus - Simple Document Scanne - Apps on Google Play
Scan your paper documents. Organize them in a quick and simple way.
No, I'm not installing your app to order food.
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-track-you
Tracking is the new gold. Shops are following Google's example with their own tracking apps.
The outcry was loud when politicians started talking about corona tracing apps: Where is the privacy protection? How do we make sure that our personal data does not get into the wrong hands? Now, that we are sensitized against app tracking, do you know which apps track your every move, your browsing behavior, your shopping activities?
While everyone is talking about corona tracking apps and Google's extensive tracking, it is worrisome that no one talks about the tracking methods of every other app.
#tutanota #tracking #apps
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-track-you
Tracking is the new gold. Shops are following Google's example with their own tracking apps.
The outcry was loud when politicians started talking about corona tracing apps: Where is the privacy protection? How do we make sure that our personal data does not get into the wrong hands? Now, that we are sensitized against app tracking, do you know which apps track your every move, your browsing behavior, your shopping activities?
While everyone is talking about corona tracking apps and Google's extensive tracking, it is worrisome that no one talks about the tracking methods of every other app.
#tutanota #tracking #apps
Tutanota
App tracking: Why it's bad and how to stop it.
Shops are following Google's example with their own tracking apps so we must say: "No, I'm not installing your app to order food".
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BeautyFraud-Appendix-A.pdf
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The Beauty and the (Fraud) Beast
White Ops Threat Intelligence and Research Team June 2020
👉🏼 List (pdf) of fraudulent picture editing applications:
https://www.whiteops.com/hubfs/BeautyFraud-Appendix-A.pdf
#pdf #fraudulent #picture #editing #applications #apps
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White Ops Threat Intelligence and Research Team June 2020
👉🏼 List (pdf) of fraudulent picture editing applications:
https://www.whiteops.com/hubfs/BeautyFraud-Appendix-A.pdf
#pdf #fraudulent #picture #editing #applications #apps
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Govt bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok as border tensions simmer in Ladakh
As tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China continues, the Government of India has decided to ban on 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok.
The government of India has decided to ban 59 apps of Chinese origin as border tensions simmer in Ladakh after a violent, fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies. The list of apps banned by the government includes TikTok, which is extremely popular.
The government announced the ban on the 59 Chinese apps (full list below) Monday night. The government said these apps were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of India.
A government press release announcing the ban stated: "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it’s power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".
The press release further said that the Ministry of Information Technology has received "many representations raising concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps".
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/centre-announces-ban-chinese-apps-privacy-issues-1695265-2020-06-29
#china #india #apps #privacy #TikTok #DeleteTikTok
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As tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China continues, the Government of India has decided to ban on 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok.
The government of India has decided to ban 59 apps of Chinese origin as border tensions simmer in Ladakh after a violent, fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies. The list of apps banned by the government includes TikTok, which is extremely popular.
The government announced the ban on the 59 Chinese apps (full list below) Monday night. The government said these apps were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of India.
A government press release announcing the ban stated: "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it’s power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".
The press release further said that the Ministry of Information Technology has received "many representations raising concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps".
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/centre-announces-ban-chinese-apps-privacy-issues-1695265-2020-06-29
#china #india #apps #privacy #TikTok #DeleteTikTok
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India Today
TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps banned by India as border tensions simmer in Ladakh
As tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China continues, the Government of India has decided to ban on 59 Chinese apps, including Tik Tok.
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lookout-uyghur-malware-tr-us.pdf
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Espionage software: China is said to have surveilled mobile phones of Uighurs for years
IT security researchers have found numerous apps that spy on China's Uighur Muslim minority - even abroad.
The Uyghur Muslim minority in China lives in a surveillance state: As reported by the SZ, among others, Beijing has installed thousands of surveillance cameras in the cities of the Xinjiang region, and Uyghurs are sent to re-education camps. Only a few days ago the news agency AP reported that China is also trying to keep the Muslim population under control with drastic birth control.
👉🏼 PDF:
https://www.lookout.com/documents/threat-reports/us/lookout-uyghur-malware-tr-us.pdf
#china #Xinjiang #uyghurs #surveillance #smartphones #apps #malware #pdf #study #thinkabout
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IT security researchers have found numerous apps that spy on China's Uighur Muslim minority - even abroad.
The Uyghur Muslim minority in China lives in a surveillance state: As reported by the SZ, among others, Beijing has installed thousands of surveillance cameras in the cities of the Xinjiang region, and Uyghurs are sent to re-education camps. Only a few days ago the news agency AP reported that China is also trying to keep the Muslim population under control with drastic birth control.
👉🏼 PDF:
https://www.lookout.com/documents/threat-reports/us/lookout-uyghur-malware-tr-us.pdf
#china #Xinjiang #uyghurs #surveillance #smartphones #apps #malware #pdf #study #thinkabout
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