5 Terrifying Smartphone Hacks You Won't Believe Are Possible
Phones with motion sensitivity on the level of an iPhone 4 can
guess what you're typing with up to 80 percent accuracy. And this clever bit of
spyware can easily Trojan horse its way onto your phone as part of an otherwise
trustworthy-looking app, since it doesn't arouse your tinfoil-hat suspicions by
asking for permission to use your camera or microphone.
source: canauzzie.blogspot.com
[...] [DoctorBeet] noticed the advertisements on the landing
screen of his new LG smart television and started wondering about tracking. His
curiosity got the better of him when he came across a promotional video aimed
at advertisers that boasts about the information gathered from people who use
these TVs. He decided to sniff the web traffic. If what he discovered is
accurate, there is an invasive amount of data being collect by this hardware.
To make matters worse, his testing showed that even if the user switches the
"Collection of watching info" menu item to off it doesn't stop the
data from being phoned home.
source: hackaday.com
WPA2 with a strong password is secure as long as you disable WPS.
You'll find this advice in guides to securing your Wi-Fi all over the web.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup was a nice idea, but using it is a mistake.
Your router probably supports WPS and it's likely enabled by
default. Like UPnP, this is an insecure feature that makes your wireless
network more vulnerable to attack.
source: howtogeek.com
Anonymous hackers continue OpKillingBay, the campaign launched in
protest against the killing of dolphins and orcas in the Japanese town of
Taiji.
The list of targets includes the Japanese government and various
other organizations such as SeaWorld, the International Marine Animal Trainers
Association (IMATA), the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and
even the private companies that make a profit from transporting the animals.
source: news.softpedia.com
1 comment:
Did you know that the newer phones, including home phones, are being made as TOUCH Screen and therefore the Manufacturers Discriminate against Blind People as they DO NOT have Buttons to Feel!
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