Handing a relative your live position takes a couple of taps, yet the three dominant platforms do not hand over the same data — and they certainly do not switch off the same way. Whether you are following a teenager’s walk home after dark, keeping tabs on a parent hiking alone, or simply wanting to … Read more
For years, travellers have been told that plugging a phone into a public USB port at an airport, station or café could hand their data to a stranger. The warning is now so familiar that it functions as folklore. But the regulator that has repeated it most consistently also concedes something rarely quoted: it has … Read more
A notification that an unknown AirTag is traveling with you can be innocent—a partner’s keys in your bag—or a serious warning. iPhones and Android devices now alert users when a Bluetooth tracker separated from its owner moves with them, and both platforms can play a sound, identify the device and disable it. Order matters: documenting … Read more
A stolen smartphone is an expensive inconvenience. A stolen smartphone that is still unlocked — or whose passcode the thief watched you tap in — is a financial emergency. That is the thinking behind two features Google and Apple have been steadily building into their platforms: Anti-Theft Protection on Android and Stolen Device Protection on … Read more
WhatsApp is opening its calls to people who do not have the app — or even an account. In an announcement published on 14 October 2026, the company introduced guest calls, a format in which a host generates a link and anyone who receives it can join from a desktop browser after typing a name … Read more