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07-08-2014, 03:41 AM
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Google Android phones may spill the beans on users' Wi-Fi history (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGXBzIr1F7huGPVUtN435OMEyqB9A&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778551796672&ei=rGe7U7jMGMmwmQLz-4CIAQ&url=http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/google-android-phones-may-spill-beans-users-wi-fi-history/2014-07-07)
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is warning that certain devices running on the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system may reveal their owner's location history to anyone within Wi-Fi range. That is because when they are not connected ...
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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=AFQjCNEgNBDZa6GkYmGeG6HzZzKMphiWpw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778551796672&ei=rGe7U7jMGMmwmQLz-4CIAQ&url=http://betanews.com/2014/07/07/android-privacy-flaw-leaks-location-details-over-wi-fi-even-when-wi-fi-is-off/)BetaNews
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=rGe7U7jMGMmwmQLz-4CIAQ&url=http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/your-android-phone-may-leak-your-wifi-history-23188.html)Digit
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