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07-07-2014, 11:44 AM
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Android privacy flaw leaks location details over Wi-Fi -- even when Wi-Fi is off (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGUFF-j0laJYB97MZP-MEHWN_m8Lg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778551796672&ei=coe6U_CzKIP_mQLer4DIBA&url=http://betanews.com/2014/07/07/android-privacy-flaw-leaks-location-details-over-wi-fi-even-when-wi-fi-is-off/?utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm _campaign%3DFeed%2B-%2Bbn%2B-%2BBetanews%2BFull%2BContent%2BFeed%2B-%2BBN)
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Google Android smartphones and tablets have a major privacy flaw that broadcasts private location data over Wi-Fi even when the connectivity is switched off and it will take some time for Google to fix the error. Research by the Electronic Frontier ...
Android sends WiFi location history when screen is off (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFmzgZRcwNUrAtbQQd1tYFHCfuYJw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778551796672&ei=coe6U_CzKIP_mQLer4DIBA&url=http://www.slashgear.com/android-sends-wifi-location-history-when-screen-is-off-07336553/)SlashGear
Your Android phone may leak your Wi-Fi history (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNG8EhIqLIWoUDsZGof8WIFDLrDGMQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778551796672&ei=coe6U_CzKIP_mQLer4DIBA&url=http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/your-android-phone-may-leak-your-wifi-history-23188.html)Digit

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