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Apollo Plus: Microsoft's next Windows Phone update to include Wi-Fi, audio, and other f... - 0 views

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microsoft Apollo Plus: Microsoft's next Windows Phone update to include Wi-Fi audio and other fixes

shared by manca_ on 05 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • bring new features to Windows
  • // 33inShare Microsoft is currently preparing an update for Windows Phone 8, codenamed Apollo Plus.
  • A Wi-Fi connection fix is also planned to let connections always remain on, alongside some audio improvements. Apollo Plus will also test Microsoft's ability to deliver Windows Phone 8 updates over-the-air, a change from the previous OS that required users to plug devices into PCs to get similar updates.
inesmag

Prevent Wi-Fi Eavesdroppers from Hijacking Your Accounts > Password Sniffing and Accoun... - 0 views

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accounts password techniques hijacking account

shared by inesmag on 05 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Prevent Wi-Fi Eavesdroppers from Hijacking Your Accounts
  • Password sniffing and account hijacking have become more prevalent in recent years because of Wi-Fi and software that make these hacking techniques so easy
  • Both of the methods we're discussing require the eavesdropper to be connected to the same network as you.
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  • These hacking techniques can still be used by other users on private networks using the Personal/Pre-Shared Key (PSK) mode of WPA/WPA2 encryption or the older WEP encryption. However, they can't be used on networks using the Enterprise/EAP mode of WPA/WPA2 encryption, which is usually used only by businesses and requires a separate 802.1X server.
Maj Krek

Google and Skyhook: the internet privacy invasion | openDemocracy - 1 views

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google privacy surveillance wi-fi internet

shared by Maj Krek on 03 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • every v isitor
  • “Location Based Browsing
  • Location Based Browsing”,
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  • address of every visitor
  • “Location Based Browsing
  • most governments are unaware that a second American company, Skyhook, is driving around
  • Google, Microsoft and Firefox all claim we can switch off Location Based Browsing
  • ensure every website
  • most governments are unaware that a second American company, Skyhook, is driving around the world’s streets
  • we can switch off Location Based Browsing
  • Up until now, our router MAC address was unknown and worthless to anybody.
  • most governments are unaware that a second American company, Skyhook, is driving around the world’s streets , including Britain’s, gathering wi-fi data from people’s homes and businesses.
  • To ensure every website in the world can contact Google and ask the home address of every visitor to any page on their website
  • Up until now, our router MAC address was unknown and worthless to anybody.
  • Up until now, our router MAC address was unknown and worthless to anybody.
  • address of
  • Up until now, our router MAC address was unknown and worthless to anybody.
  • Up until now, our router MAC address was unknown and worthless to anybody
  • Up until now, our router MAC address was unknown and worthless to anybod
  • website
  • Location Based Browsing
  • their
  • Location Based Browsing
  • Street View project
  • every website
  • in the world can
  • contact Google and ask
  • the home
  • To ensure every
  • most governments are unaware that a second American company, Skyhook, is driving around
  • isitor to any page on their website. Websites can have a little piece of software (known as XSS) installed to grab our router’s MAC address from our browser if we visit any page on their site. This software is undetectable to the user, the browser does not warn us what is happening and has no setting to prevent it. The website owner can then send your MAC address to Google Location Services. At this point, without verifying that you have given permission, Google can provide your home address.
alja polajžer

BBC News - Clarity call for mobile and internet privacy - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-13522071

bbc news internet privacy

shared by alja polajžer on 07 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Clarity call for mobile and internet privacy
  • The Communications Consumer Panel said that people should have control over which information is shared.
  • Data doubts
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  • The panel, which was set up to advise communications regulator Ofcom about consumers' interests, wants more control for shoppers over their data.
  • Consumers using their mobile phones can allow businesses to collect data about their location and the products and services they are interested in.
  • the Information Commissioner raised concerns over people's awareness of data privacy.
  • "It has never been more important to protect your personal information. Whether you are surfing the net, shopping online or signing up to social networking sites, it is crucial that people are thinking about how their information might be used," said Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner.
  • From employers looking up potential employees on Facebook to cyber-criminals hacking into unsecured wi-fi networks, not protecting your personal information can cause serious harm and distress."
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