Why smartphone owners can't tell if their data is being sent to China
Smartphones sold in the U.S. have been secretly collecting user data and sending it to servers in Shanghai.The findings, announced this week by security firm Kryptowire, have raised questions about how users can keep the secrets stored on their smartphones from being siphoned away without their knowledge.Most smartphone owners don't have anything to worry about right now.
One swab from your smartphone can tell scientists all about you
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One swab from the surface of your smartphone can tell scientists all about your lifestyle
(Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)Just how dirty is the typical smartphone?Dirty enough that a sample swab from the surface of a phone can accurately predict a person's lifestyle choices, all the way down to how much beer they drink, a new study suggests.The study, conducted by researchers at the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, uses chemical analysis from molecules lingering on phones to determine basic lifestyle choices of the owner.
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