Could 99.7% of Android devices be leaking personal data? Research suggests security flaw

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this is old news , but it is happening not only with android but iPhone too is leaking all info , worse it is leaking info from the system on you sync it with , RIM phones are also doing , it was inevitable with smartphones that is would happen , smart phone is a smart bomb , i don't carry one for work though i have one for off work , strange nah, they were supposed to help in work but i don't like my cell to turn on the mic or camera without me knowing while i am in a meeting !!btw both google and Apple have called to explain this in states. this could lead to massive class action suit coming their way soon.
 
you install third party apps... you connect your phone to the internet. you can never tell what happens in the background. how many of us read the permissions an app requires on installing it? i personally tend to only install apps that are recommended by popular blogs and reliable people.
 
Yes the security issue was always in the background but kept cropping up now & again but this article is new posted less than an hour before I posted the url here. And it seems to be directed towards the firmware rather than some apps. What say?
'The research found that devices using Android 2.3.3 and older using ClientLogin (which is used to authenticate apps from a remote destination) could potentially be hacked if using a non-secure connection, such as open Wi-Fi hotspot.'
 
I feel pity for you guys.I dont have to deal with that privacy problems as i dont have a mobile phone!!todays new status symbol is not having a cell!:cool4:
 
I feel pity for you guys.I dont have to deal with that privacy problems as i dont have a mobile phone!!


todays new status symbol is not having a cell!:cool4:

:rofl:
 
Yes the security issue was always in the background but kept cropping up now & again but this article is new posted less than an hour before I posted the url here. And it seems to be directed towards the firmware rather than some apps. What say?
'The research found that devices using Android 2.3.3 and older using ClientLogin (which is used to authenticate apps from a remote destination) could potentially be hacked if using a non-secure connection, such as open Wi-Fi hotspot.'


same problem applies to your laptop too if you are trying to access insecure services on a public wireless internet.

a lot of services now offer HTTPS. facebook, twitter, gmail etc.

a couple of mobile apps have started using https for connectivity on mobile apps too. more is needed of course.

i think twitter's official app for mobile now do all online activity on https. i remember seeing it in changelog.

since mobile apps do not show the address bar, it is hard to see how they are connecting to the net.

in simple terms, if you are connecting to services that are critical in nature (bank accounts, email accounts etc) on a public wireless network, you are very insecure no matter what you are doing.
 
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