Cloudmark Reports 300 Percent Rise in SMS Financial Fraud; McAfee Family Protection 2.0 Reviewed; Should You Remove Carrier IQ From Your Phone?; Serious New Android Privacy Leak Demonstrated; and More

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Cloudmark Reports 300 Percent Rise in SMS Financial Fraud;
Review of McAfee Family Protection 2.0; Should You Remove
Carrier IQ From Your Phone?
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Cloudmark Reports 300 Percent Rise in SMS Financial Fraud

Cloudmark researchers state that they've observed a 300 percent
increase in financial fraud and spam in SMS traffic year over
year.

http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?z4GjmIDk-eyrT78Ev8w5=130


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Review of McAfee Family Protection 2.0

McAfee Family Protection 2.0 is a re-branded edition of Safe
Eyes 6.0. It's a very good parental control and monitoring
system with some unusual and useful features.

http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?tYGjmIDk-eyrT78Ev8w-=140


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Should You Remove Carrier IQ From Your Phone?

Before you do, you should know how removing Carrier IQ could
disrupt your cell phone service.

http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?mYGjmIDk-eyrT78Ev8wz=150


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AV-Test Certification Results Show Improvement

Quite a few products scored better in the current test than in
the previous test using the same operating system. Two even went
from uncertified to certified.

http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?q4GjmIDk-eyrT78Ev8wo=160


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Serious New Android Privacy Leak Demonstrated

Security researchers have discovered a way to bypass an Android
smartphone owner's permissions and access private data stored on
their smartphone.

http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?8YGjmIDk-eyrT78Ev8wt=170


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PrivateSky Closed to New Users Pending Update

The free PrivateSky offers encrypted communication. It looks
extremely simple, but it actually uses advanced public key
cryptography, generating key pairs based on your email address
and that of your recipients.

http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?g4GjmIDk-eyrT78Ev8wi=180

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Review of Kaspersky Virus Scanner (for Mac)

Mac users looking for a bit more protection can now obtain
Kaspersky Virus Scanner ($9.99, list) from the Mac App Store.
That's a lifetime license, with no annual renewal required.

http://enews.pcmag.com/u.d?5YGjmIDk-eyrT78Ev8wn=190

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