Vysk case brings privacy right into your hands

Even if you’re not a huge Hollywood celebrity like Jennifer Lawrence, you still have to worry about your texts, pictures, and videos getting hacked into. Vysk wants to allay fears with its cell phone case system. Their case is designed to encrypt communication for you. It has proprietary apps meant to scramble your data and built-in shutter to cover the camera and prevent it from spying on you. The Vysk case is available on Best Buy and their site.

Facebook creates Privacy Basics tutorial

If you’ve ever wondered how Facebook really uses your data and what information gets accessed by the site, you don’t have to remain clueless about it. Facebook has introduced Privacy Basics tutorial to help you learn to stay private on the site as well as understand how the app uses your information. The tutorial comes with three different categories: “What Others See About You,” “How Others Interact With You,” and “What You See.”

Facebook plans to update its privacy policies and terms of use next year so this would be a good place to see where you are with the service. If you have any feedback or criticism about the new policies, you can visit this page.

Source: Facebook | Via: Lifehacker

Pinterest unveils new look, simpler navigation for Android

Taking its cues from Android’s Material Design user interface, Pinterest has updated its Android app to give it a more vibrant yet intuitive experience. Aside from its new look, Pinterest also improved navigation on the app to make it easier to move around and it is supposed to be faster. The company claims they have reduced the launch time of the app from 5.3 seconds to 2 seconds. The latest update is currently rolling out so you should expect to see it in the coming days.

Source: Pinterest | Via: Droid Life | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Former Tinder co-founder starts up new dating app

After leaving Tinder and filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against her colleagues, the company’s co-founder Whitney Wolfe is looking to get back in the dating app game. Wolfe has partnered with Tinder alumni Chris Gulczynski and Sarah Mick to create a similar swipe-based dating app called Bumble. The site’s Facebook page is up but there aren’t any details yet on what differentiates this social discovery app. One sure thing is they’ve been taking subtle digs against Tinder by saying their app isn’t filled with “creepy guys and cheesy pick-up lines” and that they promote a “safe and respectful community.” The app will match based on “relevant signals” unlike other “more shallow apps.” Ouch. Time will only be able to tell if Wolfe’s attempt at the dating app game will succeed.

Source: Engadget