Collaborate Disseminate
According to court documents, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Stingray cell-site simulators to track illegal immigrants…. Continue reading ICE is Using Stingray to Track Illegal Immigrants
The Wireless Power Consortium has released a leaked image of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. While it’s only one photo, the image shows a smartphone greatly resembling LG’s G6. The Verge reports: First, the display: the S8 Active won’t have curv… Continue reading Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Active Looks Like a Rugged LG G6
An anonymous reader quotes The Guardian:
The human rights group Cage is preparing to mount a legal challenge to UK anti-terrorism legislation over a refusal to hand over mobile and laptop passwords to border control officials at air terminals, ports an… Continue reading UK Group Fights Arrest Over Refusing To Surrender Passwords At The Border
The National Center for Health Statistics has released a report that says, for the first time in history, U.S. households with landlines are now in the minority. Network World reports: The second 6 months of 2016 was the first time that a majority of A… Continue reading Majority of US Households Now Cellphone-Only, Government Says
The same weakness could be used to eavesdrop on calls and track users’ locations. Continue reading Thieves drain 2fa-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 routing protocol
An anonymous reader quote Neowin:
If you’ve been expecting Microsoft to issue a press release formally announcing the end of its Windows phone business, you’re probably hoping for a bit too much. But make no mistake: its phone hardware business is dead… Continue reading Neowin: Microsoft’s Windows Phone Business ‘Is Dead’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Independent: Children refusing to put down their phones is a common flashpoint in many homes, with a third of British children aged 12 to 15 admitting they do not have a good balance between screen time and … Continue reading Children As Young As 13 Attending ‘Smartphone Rehab’ As Concerns Grow Over Screen Time
Researchers at New York University and Michigan State University have recently found that the fingerprint sensor on your phone is not as safe as you think. “The team has developed a set of fake fingerprints that are digital composites of common feature… Continue reading Researchers Develop Master Fingerprints That Can Break Into Smartphones
A team of scientists at Newcastle University in the UK managed to reveal a user’s phone PIN code using its gyroscope data. “In one test, the team cracked a passcode with 70 percent accuracy,” reports Digital Trends. “By the fifth attempt, the accuracy … Continue reading Scientists Prove Your Phone’s PIN Can Be Stolen Using Its Gyroscope Data
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Macron vows encryption crackdown; mobile calls on planes ruled out; AI wins at poker