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07-03-2014, 09:48 PM
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New Android phones are leaking location data via Wi-Fi according to EFF (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHFaHUlGW3aPfXm8NpY-zhlK6Mj4w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/07/03/new-android-phones-leaking-location-data-via-wi-fi/)
The Next Web
According to the EFF's findings, when an Android device with Honeycomb (Android 3.1) or later installed is in Preferred Network Offload (PNO) mode, it broadcast the recent Wi-Fi networks it was connected to. Anyone within Wi-Fi range of the device ...
Your Android phone could be leaking your Wi-Fi history (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFxyqz2YkYBhbwQpuwFWnW_EkYh0Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/3/5868175/your-android-phone-could-be-leaking-your-wi-fi-history)The Verge
Your Android phone is a SNITCH: Wi-Fi bug makes you easy to track (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNH1v25Uz-nFD5xRw9AiGkc5uU7Dbw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/03/eff_android_wifi_tracking_bug/)Register
Your Android device might be broadcasting your location history to everyone ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHLUwTQz6uTWhVZxgPyLalJDJJPJg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://bgr.com/2014/07/03/android-device-wi-fi-location-sharing/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm _campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BTheBoyGeniusReport%2B(BGR% 2B%257C%2BBoy%2BGenius%2BReport))BGR
EFF (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF9ES3ftTfQuQh2S2a0okd9bHdT2g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/your-android-device-telling-world-where-youve-been)
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Courtesy of WestNet City Wi-Fi
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New Android phones are leaking location data via Wi-Fi according to EFF (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHFaHUlGW3aPfXm8NpY-zhlK6Mj4w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/07/03/new-android-phones-leaking-location-data-via-wi-fi/)
The Next Web
According to the EFF's findings, when an Android device with Honeycomb (Android 3.1) or later installed is in Preferred Network Offload (PNO) mode, it broadcast the recent Wi-Fi networks it was connected to. Anyone within Wi-Fi range of the device ...
Your Android phone could be leaking your Wi-Fi history (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFxyqz2YkYBhbwQpuwFWnW_EkYh0Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/3/5868175/your-android-phone-could-be-leaking-your-wi-fi-history)The Verge
Your Android phone is a SNITCH: Wi-Fi bug makes you easy to track (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNH1v25Uz-nFD5xRw9AiGkc5uU7Dbw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/03/eff_android_wifi_tracking_bug/)Register
Your Android device might be broadcasting your location history to everyone ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHLUwTQz6uTWhVZxgPyLalJDJJPJg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=http://bgr.com/2014/07/03/android-device-wi-fi-location-sharing/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm _campaign%3DFeed%253A%2BTheBoyGeniusReport%2B(BGR% 2B%257C%2BBoy%2BGenius%2BReport))BGR
EFF (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF9ES3ftTfQuQh2S2a0okd9bHdT2g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778548911088&ei=BM-1U5CjOOfImAL9voHgCQ&url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/your-android-device-telling-world-where-youve-been)
all 9 news articles » (http://news.google.ca/news/more?ncl=dD2cVDeTnR4K5jMcM7vK3sBG3n_HM&authuser=0&ned=ca)
Courtesy of WestNet City Wi-Fi
www.westnet.ca