Smartphones are now in 80 percent of U.S. homes – a six percentage point increase year-over-year, and U.S. consumers now own 27 million more smartphones than they did just last year.
Cybersecurity experts recommend that smartphone owners take a number of steps to keep their mobile devices safe and secure. These include using a pass code to gain access to the phone, as well as regularly updating a phone’s apps and operating system. Many Americans, however, are not adhering to these best practices, according to a Pew Research Center report.
Consumer purchases of smartphones are expected to rebound this year, fueled by better security, new functions, improved performance and device refresh schedules.
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were such a unifying event for modern Americans, and nothing else has come close to being as important or as memorable, according to a new survey conducted by Pew Research Center.
Senator Charles Schumer said that billboard companies that track people's movements through smartphone apps in order to optimize advertising locations pose a threat to privacy.
