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Children should not be allowed smartphones until they are 16, says school behaviour expert
Fears over the disruption to classrooms from pupils using smartphones have prompted the Government to commission a review into the way technology affects behaviour …
Some Uber trip info is publicly accessible through Google
When an Uber rider reaches his or her destination, the ride may be over, but information about it could live on through Google. On …
Are smartphones making us dumb?
They may be called smartphones but the handsets could be damaging some students’ grades. In an experiment, pupils who were given a free iPhone …
Hackers can hack Android smartphones using covert data channels using voice channel
Researchers demonstrate hack by creating a covert data channel using a smartphone’s voice channel to exfiltrate data albeit slowly From the time smartphones have …
NTT DoCoMo launches smartphone with iris unlock feature
Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo has released a smartphone that can be unlocked with a mere glance. The Arrows NX F-04G, unveiled Wednesday in …
As encryption spreads, U.S. grapples with clash between privacy, security
For months, federal law enforcement agencies and industry have been deadlocked on a highly contentious issue: Should tech companies be obliged to guarantee government …
How to opt out of Verizon’s ‘supercookie’ tracking program
Verizon came under fire this past January for bundling what privacy advocates called a “supercookie” with every smartphone. Mobile devices on the carrier’s network …
Pentagon Personnel Now Talking On ‘NSA-Proof’ Smartphones
The Defense Department has rolled out supersecret smartphones for work and maybe play, made by anti-government-surveillance firm Silent Circle, according to company officials. Silent …
Cyber-security: £5 million investment in UK innovation
The funding, from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK, will support the further development of the Centre for Secure …
“FREAK” flaw in Android and Apple devices cripples HTTPS crypto protection
Security experts have discovered a potentially catastrophic flaw that for more than a decade has made it possible for attackers to decrypt HTTPS-protected traffic …
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