Safety & Security
Freeport Gets Video Surveillance System
May 12, 2011 8:17 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe city of Freeport, Texas, is setting out to do something that other cities may learn from: Build a wireless video surveillance system using mesh technology...
FCC, Top Carriers Debut Mobile Emergency Alerts for NYC
May 11, 2011 8:17 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC announced Tuesday the creation of an emergency alert system in New York City that can send messages to cell phones alerting residents of nearby threats to their safety.
Fair Assumptions on Location Privacy Concerns
May 10, 2011 6:44 pm | by Scott Hotes, Location Labs | Articles | CommentsIn our view, the best way to approach the subject of location privacy is to apply the same rules to personal location information as to any other personal information that is considered private. Frankly, there really is no difference.
Customers Stay Despite High-Profile Data Breaches
May 2, 2011 8:03 am | by Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsWeek after week, thieves break into corporate computer systems to steal customer lists, email addresses and credit card numbers. Large data breaches get overshadowed by even larger ones.
Cool Tech Vs. Privacy, The Faustian Bargain
April 30, 2011 8:35 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsFully 50 percent of nearly 8,000 respondents in an informal April 27 Wall Street Journal poll said they were "very concerned" about the iPhone's tracking and storing of users' location. The Nielsen Company came to a similar conclusion...
Mobility Without Compromising Security: Best Practices for Mobile Device Security in the Enterprise
April 26, 2011 3:29 pm | by Hongwen Zhang, Wedge Networks | Articles | CommentsNext-generation mobile devices are as sophisticated as computers, yet the security for these devices is lacking, due to the intrinsic constraints imposed by portability, battery life and economics of connectivity.
iPhone Tracking Sparks Privacy Debate
April 21, 2011 8:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAs smartphone apps and hardware become more location-aware, technology is once again revealed as a double-edged sword.
Interviews Renew BlackBerry Encryption Debate
April 15, 2011 10:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsResearch In Motion (RIM) is again in the spotlight for being essentially, too secure for the tastes of some governments. The cloak and dagger nature of the discourse surrounding RIM's military level email security has company executives squirming in the
Mobile Lockdown
March 31, 2011 12:12 pm | by Joe Owen, Sybase | Articles | CommentsMobile devices are an easy target. Phones disappear frequently. Any sensitive data that resides on a lost device is accessible to whoever finds it.
Tech Companies Pitch In on Earthquake Response
March 16, 2011 8:14 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle, Twitter, Microsoft and other U.S. technology companies are finding ways large and small to help out in the wake of last week's earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami.
Poll: 30% of Younger Drivers Text At the Wheel
March 8, 2011 7:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTransportation Secretary Ray LaHood has stepped up his fight against distracted driving with alarming new statistics from Consumer Reports...
Apple Reports Labor, Safety Problems at Suppliers
February 16, 2011 6:39 am | by Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsApple Inc. says its audits found labor, safety and other abuses by its suppliers in 2010, though it praised Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn...
iPad Hackers Arrested for AT & T Security Breach
January 19, 2011 6:52 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FBI and federal prosecutors have arrested two men who allegedly hacked into the iPad accounts of about 120,000 AT&T customers last June...
Safecellapp Pays Drivers to Be Safe
October 14, 2010 8:11 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsHaving trouble leaving the cell phone alone while you're driving, even though the distraction could get you and bystanders killed?
4G Americas: Don't Rely on SMS in Emergency
October 12, 2010 8:39 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsGiven various groups' interest in using SMS for 911 and teens' propensity to use text rather than make a phone call, 4G Americas decided it was time to compose a white paper on the limitations surrounding the use of SMS in emergencies.
My Mobile Watchdog Offers Parents Piece of Mind
September 24, 2010 8:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsBeyond just sending an LOL to their friends while the teacher is talking, law enforcement continues to warn that kids and cell phones can be a dangerous mix.
Summit Calls for Reduction in Distracted Driving
September 22, 2010 8:15 am | by Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsMaking sure drivers keep their eyes on the road will require a network of tough laws, enforcement by police and personal responsibility, the government said Tuesday.
Distracted Driving Deaths Fell in 2009
September 21, 2010 8:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe number of fatalities related to distracted driving fell 6 percent last year but the proportion of distraction-related deaths and crashes held steady from 2008...
Google Adds Extra Security Step to E-mail, Apps
September 21, 2010 8:14 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle Inc. is making it tougher for computer hackers and other imposters to break into e-mail accounts and other password-protected services.
Study: Drivers Feel Less Safe Due to Distracted Driving
September 20, 2010 8:17 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsEven Oprah's No Phone Zone pledge drive doesn't seem to be helping drivers feel any safer on the roads these days.
OnStar Says New Voice Commands to Cut Distraction
September 15, 2010 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGeneral Motors Co. says it is revamping the computer system that runs its OnStar safety system, giving it better voice recognition...
Attack on SC Prison Guard Renews Phone-Jam Debate
September 14, 2010 8:20 am | by Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsSouth Carolina authorities who have helped push for permission to block cell phone signals inside prisons say an officer in charge of keeping out contraband was nearly killed at his home...
Motorola, Ericsson Partner on Public Safety LTE
September 7, 2010 8:35 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMotorola and Ericsson are collaborating on mobile broadband technology for the public safety sector, the companies announced today.
Google, Skype Targeted in India Security Crackdown
September 2, 2010 8:19 am | by Erika Kinetz, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsIndia has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data.
The True Cost of Tower Safety
August 25, 2010 3:38 pm | by Don Doty, NATE | Articles | CommentsWireless carriers are rolling out 4G networks across the United States for the next three to five years. As we prepare for this busy period of tower construction, upgrades and buildouts NATE is encouraging wireless carriers to recognize the critical role they play...
