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Security flaws in Bluetooth

according to the BBC

         

Sanenet

5:55 pm on Nov 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

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[news.bbc.co.uk ]

A potential loophole in security for Bluetooth phones, which could see strangers hacking into your address books, has been uncovered.

Hawkgirl

11:45 pm on Nov 24, 2003 (gmt 0)

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I believe this is one of the things covered under the term "bluejacking."

The thing that gets me is that people are surprised when security holes turn up in new technology. All technology should be guilty until proven innocent, as far as I'm concerned.