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Aug 1, 2012 6:20 PM   Google just introduced new content restrictions for apps in Google Play in hopes that it can crack down on the malicious apps that pollute the Android ecosystem. For the longest time, Google Play, like the Android Market before it, has been an unregulated wilderness, so it's a good thing Google's drawing a line in the sand. The new policy is designed to ban apps that intentionally deceive users, those the collect or disseminate your private information, as well as spammy apps. Google also bans apps that contain sexually explicit or violent behavior and those that promote illegal activities. Apps that violate these policies will be removed from the store, but it doesn't seem like Google has any plans to start actively policing app submissions to Google Play the way Apple does for the iOS App Store. [Google Play via Mashable via BGR] View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will...

Jul 27, 2012 4:40 PM   If you tend to be click-happy, you better be careful on Twitter today. There's a malware epidemic going around and it seems to think it has your picture. The malicious tweets come in two varieties, both in the form of @ mentions. There are ones that ask "It's you on photo?" paired with a dangerous link, and also ones that ask the vaguer, but less grammatically jarring question "It's about you?" also with a link. Don't click; it's not about you. Both variations are particularly bad news because unlike normal Twitter spam which sends you off to some extremely sketchy Internet store or something, these links will load your computer up with the Blackhole exploit kit. Once the exploit is on your computer, it'll index all the vulnerabilities it can find in your browser plugins and the like, and then set you up with a customized set of malware just for you. It's not the first Twitter malware wave, and it certainly won...