[Newsbot]

Title: Massive Android Mobile Botnet Hijacking SMS Data
Category: Tech
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2013-12-18 06:38:01

[Public_Domain]

Aw China, we're sorry but our phone data is NSA property.

[BartSimpson]

My old skool Motorola Razr doesn't seem so silly now, does it?

[DrCaleb]

Nor does my shiny new Blackberry.

[Prof_Chomsky]

aaaand this is why you should care about owning a BlackBerry.

[BartSimpson]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Nor does my shiny new Blackberry.

Score one for Canada!

[bootlegga]

On the plus side, the CKA ad algorithm seems to be working pretty good...

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[xerxes]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Nor does my shiny new Blackberry.

Or my iphone for that matter.

[Prof_Chomsky]

xerxes xerxes:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Nor does my shiny new Blackberry.

Or my iphone for that matter.

If you think that iPhone is secure, ask the German government.

[Public_Domain]

Any device can only be as secure as their user is willing to be.

[xerxes]

Prof_Chomsky Prof_Chomsky:

xerxes xerxes:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Nor does my shiny new Blackberry.

Or my iphone for that matter.

If you think that iPhone is secure, ask the German government.

True. But at least I don't have to worry about Botnets.

[Public_Domain]

Botnets that want to use my information for economic advantages, or the American government that wants to use my information for economic advantages....

Glad I don't have a phone, I suppose.

[xerxes]

Probably. Sometimes when I read about how all our personal data is being collected by corporations and government alike, I start thinking that maybe the Amish are on to something...

[Public_Domain]

I'm uncomfortable with how much conspiracy theorists have underestimated the deepness of the intrusions into our daily lives,