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Noreen C

More Than Half of Mobile Apps Not Secure, Report Says - 5 views

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    An article about the unsafe nature of many mobile phone applications including commerce and finance related apps. This article allows the reader to see the increasing problem of security holes of these apps and sites like Twitter who were hit with the same problems, such as "cross site scripting."
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    Security in this day an age has become a major problem. The protection of hardware, software, machines, and networks from unauthorized access is becoming increasingly harder because hackers have gotten smarter in identifying the security holes of these programs. Mobile phone applications are just one of their latest hits. More than half of the applications on mobile phones are considered unsafe and therefore vulnerable to security attacks. Third party codes were even more devastating with a "81 percent failure rate." Commerce and finance related apps did just as poorly, both exceeding just about the half way mark. The process of fixing these security holes has become quicker over, however, not quick enough. It takes sixteen days on average to fix the problems and this is rather long time in a society that can get and bit of information in the palms of their hands in nano seconds. Hackers are also going into other user's profiles, or creating fake profiles in order to spread "cross site scripting." This was recently seen as a problem for Twitter and it's users. Tweets were changed into different colors, and there were unwelcomed pop-ups that would appear to users when they clicked on a Tweet. This would then publish the original script on that user's page without their knowledge, or consent. This is a problem that has taken over mobile apps, resulting in "51 percent of all vulnerabilities." The stakeholders of this issue are mainly the users. However, it is also a problem for the companies who created the application and those who are fixing it when it goes down, if not the creator. In the world of applications on mobile phones, things are expanding quickly and largely. However, with this great expansion, there are downsides when more than half are deemed not secure. Although there are various apps that are safe, our need to have everything in our sight available to us, even the most seemingly useless app, has driven us to put our devices, privacy,security, and
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    Please go back and "cache" this page.
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    It will not let me, it says I need to upgrade my subscription in order to do so. Also, the last part of the comment is cut off. Here is the continuation: "authenticity at risk. The coolest apps that are so desired, many not be the coolest things on the market these days. Let's not let our wants surpass our judgment of these problems."
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    Actually, if you click on the link to the article (the one in blue) and bookmark it again (it won't loose your previous work) you can click the Cache box and it will actually cache it. Try it. Normally, you would cache it the first time you bookmark it, but that technique works after the fact.
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    In a way, downloading an app or downloading anything in fact is like interviewing a book or finding a reliable source. It's always better to pick from an author or publisher you know about. Usually, more well known companies will release an app and if there are a lot of people complaining about it, then they will fix it. It takes patience and control to wait for a better version to come out so that you know its safe. Additionally, people should take more caution into the apps they are using and what kind of information they are registering in it.
Mohammad A

iPhone takes a trip to \"return to sender\" - 1 views

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    Chinese people wait in line for each of the new Apple iPhone releases, buy them at premium price of $600, and send it back to where it was made to get it unlocked.
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    Chinese people wait in line for each of the new Apple iPhone releases, buy them at premium price of $600, and send it back to where it was made to get it unlocked.
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    This article meets the requirements for an IT article because, to begin with, it discusses one of the main IT systems, the cellphone (a sophisticated phone such as the iPhone however). It is reliable because it comes from a new source such as the New York Times, which has a reputation of giving reliable information to its readers. The time that the article was written is as recent as can be (less than 24 hour news, meaning that it involves one of the main issues and impacts that affect society on a greater scale today). There are stakeholders involved - the people responsible for the social/ethical issue(s), the people being affected by it, and the people becoming involved as a result of the impacts of these issues. Therefore it can be stated that this article meets all the requirements for ITGS. The social and ethical issues that result from this IT situation are significant to what it led to. One of the main issues that revolves around this issue is the digital divide and equality of access. Once the iPhone is "unlocked", the user has access to many digital streams of data; data in which regular iPhone users do not have access too, or they are unable to stream it. Integrity is also one of the main social and ethical issues; the IT device in question (an Apple iPhone) was "tampered with" and has therefore lost most of its value as well as its originality. People and machines, although it is a social and ethical issue that affects almost all IT systems, it can also be said that it is relevant to this situation as well. The people who are unlocking the iPhone are on this "digital treadmill" in which their life revolves around the database and access to digital information. Information that is so immense and updated so quickly that it can be overwhelming sometimes, yet provide the user with an extensive amount of knowledge, which is often put into good use. The specific scenario that this IT system and its impacts are based upon is politics and government. The act
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Mobile phones get cyborg vision - 0 views

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    But now this Augmented Reality (AR), as it is known, is materialising in the real world. Mobile phone operators, at least, are hoping it will be the next big thing as programmers learn to corral all the bells and whistles of smart phones - GPS, video, accelerometers - into "killer applications". For the first time such AR is available for handsets.
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    But now this Augmented Reality (AR), as it is known, is materialising in the real world. Mobile phone operators, at least, are hoping it will be the next big thing as programmers learn to corral all the bells and whistles of smart phones - GPS, video, accelerometers - into "killer applications". For the first time such AR is available for handsets.
Madeline Brownstone

Telecom: Tools connecting the world and communicating about HIV - 0 views

  • The explosion of mobile technology presents a great opportunity to scale up the AIDS response in poor countries.
  • hrough mobile technology, the millions of people in developing countries who had been left behind by the digital divide are now able to access health information and healthcare services at their fingertips. Mobile phones are being used as low-cost tools for HIV testing, data collection, epidemic tracking, and training of health workers, HIV prevention and treatment support.
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    Through mobile technology, the millions of people in developing countries who had been left behind by the digital divide are now able to access health information and healthcare services at their fingertips. Mobile phones are being used as low-cost tools for HIV testing, data collection, epidemic tracking, and training of health workers, HIV prevention and treatment support.
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    Through mobile technology, the millions of people in developing countries who had been left behind by the digital divide are now able to access health information and healthcare services at their fingertips. Mobile phones are being used as low-cost tools for HIV testing, data collection, epidemic tracking, and training of health workers, HIV prevention and treatment support.
Mitchell Springer

Mobile phone radiation wrecks your sleep - Health News, Health & Families - The Indepen... - 0 views

  • "making people more alert and more focused, and decreasing their ability to wind down and fall asleep"
  • reporting symptoms such as headaches and impaired cognitive function from mobile phone use. But they proved to be unable to tell if they had been exposed to the radiation in the test.
  • For they show that the radiation did have an effect, even though people could not tell when they were exposed.
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  • Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep,
  • Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep, and causes headaches and confusion, according to a new study.
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    I, Mitchell S., claim this article as my lead article for portfolio 1
Madeline Brownstone

Healthcare Industry Turns to DeviceAnywhere to Bring their Products and Services to the... - 0 views

  • Quality of service can't be left to chance for any healthcare provider developing mobile applications.  However, this is especially true when the health insurance company is part of the largest single health carrier in the United States, providing health care services to more than 25 million consumers with a network of approximately 590,000 physicians and care professionals nationwide. For an organization of this size, they often select technology partners such as DeviceAnywhere, who share their company's commitment to excellence and innovation.
  • Not surprisingly, security and reliability resonate as two of the top priorities for Sensei Inc. as well.  As a provider of innovative mobile and Web-based solutions that prompt consumers at point-of-decision moments to make healthier eating, medical and lifestyle choices, Sensei relies on DeviceAnywhere to ensure that their consumers receive their personalized nutrition and health counseling on a consistent and confidential basis. After all, when customers count on Sensei mobile programs for critical reminders to take their medications or make on-the-spot decisions related to healthy eating choices, there is no room for error in downtime or compatibility issues between users' devices and networks.
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    Not a legit news source, actually a puff piece for Deviceanywhere. However, it points to issues around mobile phone use in health services.
Arafat Chowdhury

How Cell Phones Affect the School Environment - 0 views

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      I agree that cell phones are disruptive and distractive and schools should try to strictly enforce the use of them in schools.
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    When mobile cell phones were first released, they were only really used by the wealthy business man; the phones were so large that it was near impossible to carry them around.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Europe | A supermarket, but not as we know it - 0 views

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    With free software from the supermarket, the telephone has been transformed into a mobile shopping assistant. Using the camera on the phone, Dagmar can scan the barcodes of her own shopping.
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    With free software from the supermarket, the telephone has been transformed into a mobile shopping assistant. Using the camera on the phone, Dagmar can scan the barcodes of her own shopping.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Mobiles used to monitor asthma - 0 views

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    Very old article. What's the latest? Asthma suffers could soon benefit from a system which allows them to keep check their condition via mobile phone.
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    Very old article. What's the latest? Asthma suffers could soon benefit from a system which allows them to keep check their condition via mobile phone.
Madeline Brownstone

EU to Allow Cell-Phone Use on Airplanes - Science News | Science & Technology | Technol... - 1 views

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    Airlines and EU officials said the security risk will be minimized because the system will not connect inflight phones directly to the ground - instead using an onboard base station to link up to a satellite and then to ground networks. "It has to go through a central onboard cellular network that can be switched off by the captain at any moment, so that enhances the security of the passengers," said EU spokesman Martin Selmayr. He added that for safety and security concerns the phone services will not be available during takeoff, landing or during turbulence.
Madeline Brownstone

A survey of technology and government: E for express | The Economist - 0 views

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    This article raises a number of issues related to e-government and the use of mobile phones for government transactions. It appears that India embarked ahead of more developed nations in the West to go electronic. The problem of access to phones and widespread illiteracy is discussed and raises some important concerns.
Jaymee C

Mobile phone safety. The real truth about the hazards explained for the layman. - 0 views

  • "...with medical science indicating increased risks of tumors, cancer, genetic damage and other health problems from the use of cellphones, the government and the cellphone industry have abandoned the public."
  • he changed his opinion in the face of accumulating evidence about the dangers and wrote a book about it.
  • A scientist who maintains that mobile phones are safe to use is either corrupt or seriously incompetent.
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  • Furthermore, the data may have been faked so as to suit the intersts of the sponsor. In other cases there may be a hidden influence (read corruption) from the industry.
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    health issues from cell phone usage
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Mobiles combat Kenyan polio outbreak - 1 views

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    A mobile phone based health application has helped to investigate and contain a polio outbreak that threatened thousands in East Africa.
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    A mobile phone based health application has helped to investigate and contain a polio outbreak that threatened thousands in East Africa.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Mobile health' campaign launched - 1 views

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    Three foundations have announced their intention to join in a "mobile health" effort to use mobile technology to provide better healthcare worldwide.
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    Three foundations have announced their intention to join in a "mobile health" effort to use mobile technology to provide better healthcare worldwide.
Jaymee C

(A Note from the Editor) Healthcare for the Poor? There's an App for That (EMDM archive... - 0 views

  • Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), have turned a smart phone into an imaging device that can identify and track diseases.
  • Many developing countries lack access to clinical-quality microscopes necessary for even basic diagnostics. The CellScope essentially leapfrogs this technology by allowing health workers to take high-resolution images using a tube-like extension that attaches to the mobile phone’s camera.
  • The research team in Berkeley has successfully imaged malaria and tuberculosis using the CellScope system.
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  • “If we are to improve healthcare in the developing world,” says Fletcher, “rather than buy big microscopes and put them in local health centres, which often don’t exist in those countries, we can use technology to leapfrog and make microscopy portable.”
  • “A Doctor in Your Pocket,”
  • Project Masiluleke uses a form of texting to blast millions of messages each day urging people across the country in their local language to get in touch with the national AIDS hotline.
  • mobile phones are very personal: a message on your phone forces you to think and maybe act in a way that a billboard or radio ad does not.
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    "Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), have turned a smart phone into an imaging device that can identify and track diseases."
Madeline Brownstone

Washington Times - Telemedicine allows for long-distance diagnoses - 3 views

  • While outwardly expensive — installation can range between $2.5 million and $3.5 million — and, to some, a seemingly excessive measure, the off-site support operation has shown itself in studies to be cost-effective in a relatively short period of time. Recovery of patients was faster, mortality rates in ICUs were lower, patients' stays were shorter, thereby shaving hospital costs by 24.6 percent, and fewer intensivists were needed.
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    The breakthrough is your mobile phone, the house call of tomorrow," says Dr. Jay Sanders, a protege of Dr. Bird, referring to the possibility of sending images from a high-tech personal digital assistant device.
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    The breakthrough is your mobile phone, the house call of tomorrow," says Dr. Jay Sanders, a protege of Dr. Bird, referring to the possibility of sending images from a high-tech personal digital assistant device.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Technology | Texts tackle HIV in South Africa - 0 views

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    The popularity of mobile phones in South Africa is helping to tackle HIV and Aids in the nation.
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    The popularity of mobile phones in South Africa is helping to tackle HIV and Aids in the nation.
Joel Lubi

Zuckerberg: Facebook's mobile strategy is breadth not depth. Got that? | Technology | g... - 1 views

  • "So if something like HTML5 becomes a big standard then that would be hugely valuable for us. So we'll help push that. I imagine that over the long term that will be the solution to this problem that you're talking about.
  • "So if something like HTML5 becomes a big standard then that would be hugely valuable for us. So we'll help push that. I imagine that over the long term that will be the solution to this problem that you're talking about.
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    The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is responding to claims about the production of a Facebook oriented Operating System, and possibly a Facebook phone. Zuckerberg dismisses these claims and responds that his goal is 'breadth not depth', meaning that he is focused on spreading Facebook to a variety of platforms rather than going in depth on one.
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    This guy, the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is one brilliant man. One thing that confuses me is the this thing about the HTML5 and about Windows 7 for phones that will affected when released for mobile Facebook. But still, this dude I think is definitely going to competing with Bill Gates when it comes to who will the richest.
Mariam B

Cisco Security Exec Cheers on Android's Security Flaws - 0 views

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    This article discusses the security flaw that is present in the current mobile device, Android. The Android is easily able to download applications onto the phone, however certain applications may contain Trojan horses and other malicious malware. This impacts businesses and employment because large companies allow their employees to use the Android during work in order to record, send and transmit important information. However with lack of security, certain applications may have the ability to leak sensitive and private company information to others. This impacts the stakeholders: which includes the company whose information is being leaked and the employee that is using the device to store their data and send files to one another. Due to the lack of security that is enabled on the applications and the phone, certain applications make it harmful to store private company data. This becomes an issue of security because the applications are not secure and therefore the phone cannot be used for business purposes because the lack of security causes a threat on privacy as well. Solutions to this are a closed application approval process which is what apple does with its application- each one is viewed in order to see if it is secure. This step should be taken with the applications that are on the Android as well in order to make it more secure.
T Graham

AFP: Taiwan unveils hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers - 0 views

  • Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have developed hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers
    • T Graham
       
      Hydrogen is a natural resource, it can be used over and over again. Hydrogen also doesn't give off any pollution in the air or give off any toxic waste.
  • "We will continue to improve the invention. We hope the hydrogen-powered device can replace current cell phone recharge systems in 2012."
    • T Graham
       
      Do they mean for all people who use cellphones, or just the users in Taiwan?
  • The charger will be key to the Taiwan government's endeavour of carving out a space for itself in future energy generation
    • T Graham
       
      Taiwan is mixing this technological move with its business endeavors and profit potential. This is mix of business and employment and environment.
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