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Consumer Reports: Smartphone safety is lacking

Consumer Reports: Smartphone safety is lacking
  • Posted May 1, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing
  • Smartphones may be one of the most convenient electronic gadgets in this day and age but they also pose a huge security risk as highlighted by Consumer Reports in their annual State of the Net report. The publication found that…

FCC plans to re-evaluate cell phone radiation safety standards

FCC plans to re-evaluate cell phone radiation safety standards
  • Posted June 15, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • The FCC plans to re-examine its cellular phone safety standards -- a set of wireless safety guidelines chiseled out in 1996. The communications agency is expected to discuss its own testing methodologies and guidelines in order to determine if their…

eHarmony confirms breach, about 1.5 million passwords stolen

eHarmony confirms breach, about 1.5 million passwords stolen
  • Posted June 7, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • eHarmony has confirmed that nearly 1.5 million of its users have had their passwords -- or more specifically, hashed passwords -- stolen by hackers. The popular match-making site may have fallen victim to the same hackers who compromised LinkedIn's password database…

Hands-free devices just as risky, NTSB suggests ban

Hands-free devices just as risky, NTSB suggests ban
  • Posted December 15, 2011, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • Over 40 percent of 6,000 drivers surveyed believe hands-free headsets are safe to use while driving, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. However, the National Transportation and Safety Board would most definitely disagree. The argument against hands-free devices boils…

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