Here comes yet another software program consumers are having to use to protect their privacy. For those companies that continue to collect our personal data, it is possible they will continue to create more programs to do so; hence, the need for new software to block their new software…You get the picture. It’s like a […]
Under Pressure – Sprint Says It Is Disabling Controversial Carrier IQ Software
On December 1st, I wrote a story titled, “Your Smartphone Is Spying on You.” In that story I discussed a controversial software discovered to be in millions of smartphones. The software is called “Carrier IQ Software” and has the ability to track your phone activity, including text messages. After coming under fire, Sprint recently announced […]
GSM Phones Vulnerable to Hijack Scams – Researcher Says
Mobile security is a hot issue as smartphone sales have outpaced PC sales. Smartphone malware is popping up at an unprecedented rate as people put more and more valuable information on their devices, using them to hold corporate secrets, conduct banking and function as digital wallets. Hackers have taken notice and continue to find ways […]
2012 Will See Rise in Cyber-Espionage and Malware
The headline of this story is not something you want to hear as we know things have already been pretty bad in this area of crime. It affects us all. In the past two years there has been a surge in the number of malware-based attacks that resulted in sensitive data being stolen from government […]
Oxygen Software Responds to Wikileaks Accusations of Spying
On December 1st, WikiLeaks, a non-profit association of anonymous journalists defending the human rights, published an interactive map featuring countries that are spying on mobile users. WikiLeaks listed Oxygen Software as one of the vendors supplying governments with solutions helping them spy on their citizens. Oxygen Software is proud to make it to the list, […]
