Google Adds Feature to Keep Malware Out of Chrome Web Store

Google is adding more security controls to its browser-based Chrome Web Store by adding a new application-vetting feature called ‘Enhanced Item Validation.’ For all intents and purposes, the search giant claims that the new policy will only impact application developers in that they will have to...

Loophole in iOS Allows Developers Access to Users' Photos

A recently discovered hole in Apple’s iOS allows third-party developers access to users’ iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch photos by exploiting the device’s location data, according to a report from the New York Times’ Nick Bilton on the Bits blog yesterday. The loophole lies in the way that application...