Neon, a buzzy app that pays to record your calls for AI training data, goes offline to address a security scandal

Neon Mobile CEO Alex Kiam told Business Insider the app would remain offline while it beefs up security and conducts an audit.

Neon, an App That Pays to Record Your Phone Calls Hit #2 on the App Store, Taken Down Over Security Flaw

Users sign up with their phone number and grant Neon permission to record calls made via the app. Every time they place or ...

Security News This Week: An App Used to Dox Charlie Kirk Critics Doxed Its Own Users Instead

Plus: A ransomeware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for ...

Serious security flaw prompts take-down of popular call recording app Neon

TechCrunch said it found the security vulnerability during a test of the Neon app. The flaw exposed the phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts of Neon users to anyone signed in to the app. In ...
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Neon Pays Users to Record Calls, Goes Dark After Security Flaw

Neon, the viral app paying users to record calls for AI companies, goes offline after a major flaw exposed phone numbers, recordings, and transcripts.
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Neon, the Popular Free App That Pays for Call Recordings, Has Been Disabled

Despite a server "pause" and a reported security flaw, Neon remains one of the top-downloaded free apps in the iOS app store.

Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts

Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged ...
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Got an Old Android or iPhone? Give It a New Life as a Security Camera

One of the best app options for setting up your phone as a security camera is Alfred. It's cross-platform, so it doesn't ...
New York Post

Viral security app Protector launches service for corporations

The Protector app, which went viral for offering on-demand security guards for personal safety or a celebrity-like experience, is now launching Protector Corporate, a new service tailored for ...