[Gllug] Smartphone security

[David L Neil]

Hopefully a compilation which will be of use to those following these 
topics:-

On 04/22/2011 07:13 PM, JLMS wrote:
> On 21 April 2011 12:55, Geo<caparo.g at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On Thursday 21 April 2011 09:15:19 T Menezes wrote:
>>> This morning, the Independent writes about iphones 'secretly' collecting
>>> data of your whereabouts and storing it in unencrypted files.
...

"Inquiries Grow Over Apple's Data Collection Practices
By MIGUEL HELFT and KEVIN J. O'BRIEN
Published: April 21, 2011
The controversy surrounding the security of Apple's iPhone and iPad 
escalated Thursday as some European governments said they would 
investigate whether the company had violated privacy laws by collecting 
and storing users' geographic location data."
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/technology/22data.html?_r=4&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26

(David) Pogue's Posts:
"April 21, 2011, 12:36 pm
Your iPhone Is Tracking You. So What?
Have you heard the news? Two researchers have discovered that the iPhone 
keeps a minute-by-minute, time-stamped log of everywhere you go. That's 
right: Your phone is tracking you. So is the cellular version of the iPad."
...
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/your-iphone-is-tracking-you-so-what/?ref=personaltechemail&nl=technology&emc=cta1

Similarly:
"iPhone and iPad can track a user's location history
Security researchers find a hidden data file in the Apple devices that 
can contain detailed records of user whereabouts."
...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-apple-tracking-20110421,0,2669743.story?track=ct-bizwrap-42111


For those who worry about the Android alternative:

"For paranoid Androids, Guardian Project offers smartphone security
By Thomas Lowenthal | Last updated 5 days ago

The Guardian Project is an open source initiative which aims to take 
advantage of Google's Android operating system to bring smartphones the 
same sort of security and privacy that savvy users have come to expect 
from laptops and desktops. Featuring capabilities like full-disk 
encryption, secure instant messaging, and anonymous Web browsing, the 
project hopes to give people better control of their personal 
information on mobile devices."
...
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/for-paranoid-androids-guardian-project-supplies-smartphone-security.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

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