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Submission + - Palm Pre reports your location, usage, to Palm (kitenet.net) 1

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AceJohnny

on Wednesday August 12, 2009 @04:07AM

AceJohnny writes: "Joey Hess found that his Palm Pre was ratting on him. It turns out the Pre periodically uploads detailed information about the user, including installed apps, application usage (and crashes), as well as GPS coordinates to Palm. This, of course, without user consent or control. The only way he found to disable this was to modify system files."

Submission + - McAfee Anti-Virus on Mobile Linux

Submitted by AceJohnny on Thursday August 21, 2008 @01:09PM

AceJohnny writes: If you thought that Linux was a secure bastion against dangerous threats on the evil "Open Internet", McAfee believes you're wrong. At least on mobile applications, that is. McAfee has announced that they will develop security solutions for Moblin Linux, a linux distribution spearheaded by Intel and targeted at Mobile Internet Devices (MID, of which the Nokia n810 is an example).

As MIDs rely on the open Internet to bring applications and services to people, they will be susceptible to similar security challenges as the PC. McAfee's security solutions will help protect service providers and their subscribers from external threats.

. That's what the Atom's x86 compatibility brings us: virii and anti-virus vendors.

Submission + - Microsoft and Samsung sign Linux patent deal

Submitted by AceJohnny on Friday April 20, 2007 @10:43AM

AceJohnny writes: Microsoft continues with its patent FUD tactic it used with Novell, now striking a deal with Korean giant Samsung. Since the Novell affair, Microsoft had also inked a deal with Fuji-Xerox. Microsoft still hasn't explicited which patents Linux is violating.

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