Android phone makers open up users to security threats

North Carolina State University researchers say some Android smartphone makers’ efforts to go above and beyond the Google mobile platform’s basics open their devices to security breaches. “Some of these preloaded applications, or features, are designed to make the smartphones more user-friendly, such as features that notify you of missed…

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Sextortion targets cell phone users

PHOENIX (KPHO) – If you’re thinking about taking a provocative picture of yourself and sending it on your cell phone, you might want to reconsider. Sextortion has become a serious problem, with crooks stealing those racy photos and putting them online. ASU student Jill Madson, 19,  said that she will occasionally…

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