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Xiaomi smartphones come equipped with backdoor

20

Sep

2016

When you buy a new mobile device with certain apps already pre-installed on, you’re effectively forced to trust that the device maker or reseller (depending on who pre-loaded the apps) is not up to anything shady or try to remove them (sometimes you can’t). Or, if you’re a computer science student with an interest in […]

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Connected devices riddled with badly-coded APIs, poor encryption

19

Sep

2016

The advent of home automation and rapid rise of smart home connected devices is seeing some vendors and new startups scramble to become a part of the movement, with ABI Research forecasting 360 million smart home device shipments by 2020. Unfortunately, many companies are leaving major security flaws in the wake of their hurried attempts […]

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How it works: Iris scanning improves smartphone security

08

Sep

2016

You hold your smartphone in front of your face, the angle and distance guided by on-screen feedback. It flashes near-infrared (NIR) light into your eyes — a brief dull-red glow. Your smartphone recognizes one or both of your irises, and unlocks itself. At least, that’s the new smartphone login scenario. Previously seen mostly in military […]

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