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- Why No Smartphone Is Secure and Where to Improve Them https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10906999 3 comments security
- NSA turned down State Department's request to give Hillary Clinton an ultra-secure government smartphone http://bigstory.ap.org/260d4ff55af34d969a2e27ae8d8f1c7b 32 comments politics
- First real-world study shows the potential of gait authentication to enhance smartphone security https://techxplore.com/news/2021-12-real-world-potential-gait-authentication-smartphone.html 5 comments technology
- Key security agencies split over whether to blacklist former Huawei smartphone unit https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/huawei-honor-security-export/2021/09/19/6d49d27c-17ef-11ec-b976-f4a43b740aeb_story.html 36 comments android
- iPhone 11, iPhone SE Were Top-Selling Smartphones of 2020; iPhone 12 mini Surprisingly Secures 10th Place https://wccftech.com/iphone-11-iphone-se-top-selling-phones-2020/ 52 comments apple
- Why elections aren't happening on our smartphones - Plenty of election work is computerized, but online voting risks centralizing a system that is secure in large part due to its "clunky" nature. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/why-elections-aren-t-happening-our-smartphones-n1243418 19 comments technology
- As J&K Police Probe VPN Use, Kashmiris 'Forced' to Allow Smartphone Checks | Security forces at highway checkpoints and other public areas are allegedly going through people's phones https://thewire.in/tech/kashmir-police-vpn-smartphone-checking 3 comments india
- Despite Election Security Fears, Iowa Caucuses Will Use New Smartphone App https://www.npr.org/2020/01/14/795906732/despite-election-security-fears-iowa-caucuses-will-use-new-smartphone-app?t=1580049068153 16 comments politics
- Despite Election Security Fears, Iowa Caucuses Will Use New Smartphone App https://www.npr.org/2020/01/14/795906732/despite-election-security-fears-iowa-caucuses-will-use-new-smartphone-app?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 8 comments politics
- Positive early impression of Librem 5 open source, security + privacy centered smartphone https://azdle.net/2019/11/comparing-apples-and-gnomes/ 12 comments linux
- Google Confirms Android Smartphone Security Backdoor https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/06/08/google-confirms-android-smartphone-security-backdoor/#27e0d517483f 2 comments privacy
- Google Confirms Android Smartphone Security Backdoor https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/06/08/google-confirms-android-smartphone-security-backdoor 4 comments technology
- Germany: Backdoor found in four smartphone models; 20,000 users infected - German cyber-security agency warns against buying or using four low-end smartphone models https://www.zdnet.com/article/germany-backdoor-found-in-four-smartphone-models-20000-users-infected/ 4 comments germany
- Thousands of hot tubs can be hacked and controlled remotely because of a hole in their online security, BBC Click has revealed. Researchers showed the TV programme how an attacker could make the tubs hotter or colder, or control the pumps and lights via a laptop or smartphone. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46674706 29 comments worldnews
- Pentagon halts sales of Chinese-made smartphones as security risk http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article210318229.html#cardlink=shortrow1_card3 8 comments politics
- Is Trump Tweeting From a 'Secure' Smartphone? The White House Won't Say https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/02/03/513256171/is-trump-tweeting-from-a-secure-smartphone-the-white-house-wont-say 104 comments politics
- Is Trump Tweeting From a 'Secure' Smartphone? The White House Won't Say http://www.wbur.org/npr/513256171/is-trump-tweeting-from-a-secure-smartphone-the-white-house-wont-say 3 comments politics
- For national security, Trump gets a new secure "smartphone" http://www.zdnet.com/article/for-national-security-trump-trades-in-phone-for-secret-service-approved-device/ 7 comments politics
- For national security, Trump gets a new secure 'smartphone' http://www.zdnet.com/article/for-national-security-trump-trades-in-phone-for-secret-service-approved-device/ 44 comments technology
- ARMageddon: How Your Smartphone CPU Breaks Software-Level Security and Privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsnFWejpQg 52 comments programming
- Check Point warns smartphone chip security flaw makes 900 million phones and tablets open to hackers http://www.news.com.au/technology/check-point-warns-smartphone-chip-security-flaw-makes-900-million-phones-and-tablets-open-to-hackers/news-story/c6ee9a898ccf8796629d943d981be73f 4 comments technology
- BlackBerry says its new Android smartphone is the 'world's most secure' http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/26/12285150/blackberry-dtek50-android-smartphone-announcement-price 4 comments privacy
- Security experts: No doubt Clinton smartphone was hacked http://fedscoop.com/security-experts-confident-clinton-smartphone-was-compromised-by-spies 26 comments politics
- Although officials warned Hillary Clinton that using a smartphone to conduct government business was a security risk, she failed to take heed to the warning and did it anyway http://www.inquisitr.com/2909944/hillary-clinton-was-aware-of-the-security-risk-of-email-scandal-but-she-but-took-it-anyway-report-claims/#ifshoc6pxtd26raq.99 27 comments politics
- Emails show NSA rejected Hillary Clinton's request for secure smartphone http://www.cbsnews.com/news/emails-show-nsa-rejected-hillary-clinton-request-for-secure-smartphone/ 60 comments technology
- Emails show NSA rejected Hillary Clinton's request for secure smartphone http://www.cbsnews.com/news/emails-show-nsa-rejected-hillary-clinton-request-for-secure-smartphone/ 488 comments politics
- China to Build Its Own Smartphones for More Secure Communication http://en.yibada.com/articles/87331/20151121/china-build-own-smartphone-more-secure-communication.htm 11 comments technology
- The National Security Agency and its closest allies planned to hijack data links to Google and Samsung app stores to infect smartphones with spyware, a top-secret document reveals https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/05/21/nsa-five-eyes-google-samsung-app-stores-spyware/ 3 comments technology
- Iowa Dept. Of Transportation Announces Plan To Give Police Officers, Security Personnel Full Access To Your Smartphone https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141212/05024829407/iowa-dept-transportation-announces-plan-to-give-police-officers-security-personnel-full-access-to-your-smartphone.shtml 10 comments technology
- Chinese state media has branded Apple Inc's iPhone a threat to national security because of the smartphone's ability to track and time-stamp user locations. http://in.reuters.com/article/idinkbn0fg0s520140711?irpc=932 3 comments technology
- Chinese state media has branded Apple Inc's iPhone a threat to national security because of the smartphone's ability to track and time-stamp user locations. http://in.reuters.com/article/idinkbn0fg0s520140711?irpc=932 130 comments worldnews
- German security firm finds spyware on Chinese-made smartphone http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/german-security-firm-finds-spyware-on-chinese-made-smartphone/article19199354/ 3 comments technology
- Finally someone say it like it really is: APPS ARE NOT THE MAIN SMARTPHONE THREAT !!! - From the same guys who developed Android Network Toolkit (zANTI) - Mobile Threat Landscape whitepaper. New security tool to be released in 3 days! https://www.zimperium.com/whitepapers/mobile%20intrusion%20prevention-threat-landscape-whitepaper.pdf 4 comments netsec
- Security researchers have unearthed a family of malware for Android-based smartphones that's been downloaded as many as 9 million times from Google Play, the official distribution platform hosted on Google servers http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/04/family-of-badnews-malware-in-google-play-downloaded-up-to-9-million-times/ 15 comments technology
- Smartphone stragglers: Microsoft and BlackBerry battle to secure third spot | The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/30/3931966/microsoft-vs-blackberry-third-spot 5 comments windowsphone
- iPhone appealing as 'bring your own device' smartphone thanks to Android security warning http://www.tuaw.com/2012/10/16/iphone-appealing-as-byod-smartphone-thanks-to-security-warning 13 comments apple
- Security Analysis of Smartphone Point-of-Sale Systems | USENIX https://www.usenix.org/conference/woot12/security-analysis-smartphone-point-sale-systems 3 comments netsec
- “Secure Password Managers” and “Military-Grade Encryption” on Smartphones: Oh, Really? [PDF] http://www.elcomsoft.com/download/bh-eu-2012-wp.pdf 2 comments netsec
- An analysis of the kernel used in Google’s Android smartphone software has turned up 88 high-risk security flaws that could be used to expose users’ personal information. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/serious-security-bugs-found-in-android-kernel-11040 39 comments programming
- Phones may listen in on private conversations: The study’s findings suggest that eavesdropping activity would not be detected by current security mechanisms. Not only microphones, but also seemingly harmless motion sensors could be a potential eavesdropping channel in smartphones. https://rd.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-22479-0_6 8 comments science