Senin, 17 Januari 2011

Dumb phones can be attacked too

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January 17, 2011
In this issue
redarrow Dumb phones can be attacked too
redarrow Google pays first top-end bounty for Chrome vulnerability
redarrow South Korea says Google Street View broke law
redarrow RIM gives India access to network, but not secure e-mails
redarrow Adobe tackling 'Flash cookie' privacy issue

Researchers say they can send specially crafted SMS-type messages to non-smartphones, kicking the user off the network or even crashing the phone.

A critical Chrome vulnerability dealing with speech handling yields a $3,133.70 payment and a new stable version of the browser.

Police there reportedly say search giant broke local laws by collecting personal data from Wi-Fi networks. Prosecutors still deciding whether to officially press charges.

The BlackBerry maker has given the Indian government the means to access its Messenger network but without the capability to actually monitor secure customer e-mails.
With changes coming to Flash and browsers, it'll be easier to control when Web sites can store information that can be used to track people's identity online.

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