myFirst expands kid-safe tech ecosystem with Circle app

Children’s technology brand myFirst has expanded its range of connected devices and updated its myFirst Circle family app, as the wider industry faces continued scrutiny over child safety and online habits. It is positioning the line-up as an alternative to giving children a general-purpose smartphone at an early age, pitching products that limit contacts, control … Read more

Microsoft Starts Sharing Your Location With Your Employer

You have six weeks left to secretly work from home. getty Updated on Jan. 24 with new analysis on Microsoft’s work location tracking. We’ve all been there. Stretching hybrid or work from home policies when needed. Trusting our usual virtual background on Teams to mask an untidy living room or kitchen table from colleagues. But … Read more

Apple’s My Finding & AirPods Theft Surge

Archyde AirPod Theft Accusations Soar Following Apple’s Location Tracking Update Since Apple rolled out its enhanced ‘find My’ feature, a tool designed to track misplaced devices, authorities have noted a important uptick in theft and embezzlement complaints, especially involving the popular wireless earbuds, AirPods. The enhanced ability to pinpoint the location of these frequently enough-lost … Read more

Forget Chrome—Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 10 Days

You will be tracked—everywhere. getty Republished on February 8th with new analysis into Google’s tracking cookie replacement and implications for Chrome’s 3 billion users. Google has a tracking problem. Nowhere is this more acute than with Chrome, the world’s most popular browser and front-end to the company’s marketing machine. Last year, Google reversed its decision … Read more