Posted on 03/20/2014 2:01:06 PM PDT by Star Traveler
The next threat to your privacy could be hovering over head while you walk down the street.
Hackers have developed a drone that can steal the contents of your smartphone -- from your location data to your Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) password -- and they've been testing it out in the skies of London. The research will be presented next week at the Black Hat Asia cybersecurity conference in Singapore.
The technology equipped on the drone, known as Snoopy, looks for mobile devices with Wi-Fi settings turned on.
Snoopy takes advantage of a feature built into all smartphones and tablets: When mobile devices try to connect to the Internet, they look for networks they've accessed in the past.
(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...
“its the first day of Spring, fPetessake!”
Well, he does have on open toed sandals but sandals with his office suit is just not suitable. Let’s face it, he is a lousy dresser with no sense of style. I would like to have the Jalapeno peppers.
Is that a milkshake? I love milkshakes.
“Are you in that black car behind me with tinted windows? ... :-) ...”
No, I’m the classy blonde in the invisible convertible just invented - the latest in electronic computer cars. I saw what you just did but I won’t tell.
I think my phone is dumber than yours:)
“Is that a milkshake? I love milkshakes.”
I’m the one with the milkshake, chocolate, - I don’t drive and drink beer like Star Traveler.
Want to stop at the next dive - I mean drive in and get you a milkshake? I see one up about two blocks away.
Naw, the boss just caught me. Have to pass on this one. He likes strawberry, by the way.
Ahhh big deal. The NSA gets ALL the information, not just transmitted. Get with the times.
LOL ...
What?! You’ve got a tin can and string?
They have taken the shadowy character in the van in the parking lot of Mickey D's and replaced him with a drone flying overhead.
Note that if you are writing/receiving email the man in the middle can intercept and read the data coming from/to your device because email is sent in clear text (not encrypted).
But if you access a secure web site, say, your bank, the man in the middle looses out. Because the data is encrypted before it leaves you device. The man in the middle can read your data but it will be gibberish to him.
Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!
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Good. Maybe the drone can pick up the hot dog buns for me.
You bet! ... :-) ...
and the pogroms continue...
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