August 18, 2010, 5:15PM
A Soldier's Hacked Smartphone Is Risky
Hacked smartphones could endanger troops by sending location data to the enemy using mechanisms similar to those employed by recently discovered Android malware, experts say. Read the full article. [Network World]
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