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SMS Security

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I found today a new blog to read. It’s titled Red Tape, it can be found on MSNBC’s site and its purpose is to unmask government bureaucracy, corporate sneakiness and outright scam artists. A lofty goal from a site owned by General Electric but anyway…
A post today talks about whether or not the SMS messages that you send can be “captured” and then read by others. In one word: yes. Its a fascinating read. One part that liked was:

Cell phones and pagers also can be “cloned,” meaning the clone will receive a copy of every text message sent to the original device. In the most famous case of pager cloning, alleged Israeli organized crime figure Assaf Waknine obtained a clone of the pager carried by a Los Angeles police detective who was investigating him.

Read all about it for yourself. You will make sure that you never text a bank account or credit card number again.

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Texting "GOOGL"

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Topping my “I should have bought this stock at the IPO” list for the past few weeks has been Google. One of the reasons is because it continues to release cool apps. Take Google SMS for instance, which enables you to send queries as text messages over your mobile phone or device and easily get precise answers to your questions. No links. No web pages. Just text – and the information you’re looking for. Try the demo and see how you can:

  • Get local business listings when you’re on the road.
  • Obtain driving directions to get from point A to point B.
  • Find movie showtimes and theater locations.
  • Check weather conditions and 4-day forecasts.
  • Study the latest stock quotes.
  • Get quick answers to straightforward questions.
  • Compare online product prices with ones you find in retail stores.
  • Look up dictionary definitions.

Its pretty cool. If you are stuck in traffic during the holidays, play around. Tangentially related, I wonder if “texting” an approved way of referring to sending someone a text message, as in “I’m texting it to you now.” What do you think? I vote “yes.”