Carrier IQ: Which wireless carrier is the biggest user? – Washington Post
Social Zoo: Social Updates Carrier IQ: Which wireless carrier is the biggest user?Washington PostIn response to a request for more information from Senator Al Franken, AT&T, Sprint, Samsung, HTC, and Carrier IQ have responded with letters detailing their use of Carrier IQ's software on their handsets. Sprint is by far the biggest user of the [...]
More connected? We’re more vulnerable, too – Washington Post
More connected? We're more vulnerable, tooWashington PostNear the end of a report on Chinese hackers infiltrating the US Chamber of Commerce, the Wall Street Journal dropped the details that a thermostat at a Chamber-owned property was found communicating with an e-mail address in China and a printer in one …and more »
Carrier IQ: Motorola, T-Mobile detail use – Washington Post
TPM Carrier IQ: Motorola, T-Mobile detail useWashington PostAl Franken (D-Minn) for more details on how they use Carrier IQ software. In its letter to Franken, T-Mobile revealed that it uses the device on some of its premium smartphones including the HTC Amaze and the Samsung Galaxy S II. …The Great Carrier IQ Disabling BeginsTPM Sprint [...]
Carrier IQ faces federal probe into allegations software tracks cellphone data – Washington Post
MiamiHerald.com Carrier IQ faces federal probe into allegations software tracks cellphone dataWashington PostFederal investigators are probing allegations that Carrier IQ software found on about 150 million cellphones tracked user activity and sent the information to cellphone companies without informing consumers, according to government officials. …Carrier IQ exec says company has learned lessonsCNET Carrier IQ: We [...]
Today in Tech: Kindle Fire, ‘spear-phishing,’ SOPA and Carrier IQ – Washington Post (blog)
Today in Tech: Kindle Fire, 'spear-phishing,' SOPA and Carrier IQWashington Post (blog)Carrier IQ: Motorola and T-Mobile responded Tuesday to requests from Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn) for more details on how they use Carrier IQ software. In its letter to Franken, T-Mobile revealed that it uses the device on some of its premium smartphones …and more »
Marcin Jakubowski: Open-Sourced Blueprints For Civilization – Huffington Post
Marcin Jakubowski: Open-Sourced Blueprints For CivilizationHuffington PostThe lineup of the Microfactory looks like this: CNC Multimachine, CNC Circuit Mill/3d Printer, Induction Furnace, Ironworker, CNC Torch Table, Universal Welder, CNC Lasercutter, Hot Metal Roller. The science fiction author Robert Heinlein once said "A …and more »
Cloud centers bring high-tech flash but not many jobs to beaten-down towns (Michael S. Rosenwald/Washington Post)
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:Cloud centers bring high-tech flash but not many jobs to beaten-down towns — MAIDEN, N.C. — Here in this once-thriving town of furniture makers and textile mills, where Main Street businesses have vanished, nearby fast-food joints have closed and unemployment is rampant …
Don’t get snagged by phishing tricks – Salisbury Post
“Dear AOL member/Bank of America customer, it has come to our attention that your billing and address information records are out of date. … Please verify your billing and address information.” Some scammers use email to “phish” the Internet …
1-in-14 software downloads are hacker-related mischief – China Post
SAN FRANCISCO–Microsoft on Wednesday warned that hackers use mind tricks more often than software skills to get viruses into computers. Feedback from the … “Social-engineering attacks, like tricking a user into running a malicious program, are far …
A good anti-virus scanner – Bangkok Post
Computer security is a difficult and finicky world, but Microsoft has succeeded in providing pretty decent protection for their Windows systems. This is somewhat of a surprise, as Microsoft began (more than a decade ago) as arguably the least attentive and …
