(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have demonstrated how it is possible to use GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) data along with a few tools to track down a person’s mobile phone number and their location, and even ...
A computer science Masters student Tony Beltramelli at the IT University of Copenhagen has demonstrated that software running on a smartwatch could be used to record a user's passwords and PINs. He managed this by using the ...
Security
Jan 6, 2016
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There's little wonder why George Orwell's novel "1984" is seeing a resurgence in sales.
Internet
Jun 13, 2013
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Cash, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century. At least, that's the opinion of the electronics manufacturers, phone companies, banks and credit card issuers that expect cellphones to be the main way consumers pay ...
Telecom
May 10, 2012
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The global economy has changed dramatically over the past century and a half.
Telecom
Mar 14, 2019
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Facebook is facing new backlash over how it protects user phone numbers when they provide them for security purposes.
Internet
Mar 5, 2019
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When your phone rings, there's about a 50 percent chance it's a spam robocall. That's not probability – it's what the U.S. government agency regulating telecommunications says. U.S. mobile phone users received 48 billion ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 26, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Bristol's Quantum Engineering Technology Labs have demonstrated a new type of silicon chip that can help building and testing quantum computers and could find their way into your mobile phone ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 9, 2018
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A Swiss mobile phone operator says its data systems were breached late last year and the contact details of about 800,000 customers were compromised.
Security
Feb 7, 2018
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It's not often that any one of us needs to dial 911, but we know how important it is for it to work when one needs it. It is critical that 911 services always be available – both for the practicality of responding to emergencies, ...
Security
Jan 5, 2017
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