Smart stuff not so safe

Iphone hack

In order to achieve the hack, users must come close to turning off the iPhone, place an emergency call, and keep their finger on the power button. CNET was able to recreate the hack with ease, and the YouTube user who uploaded the video provided step-by-step directions.

[link to news.cnet.com]

Google play store giving your info away

"Let me make this crystal clear, every App purchase you make on Google Play gives the developer your name, suburb and email address with no indication that this information is actually being transferred," Nolan wrote on his blog. "With the information I have available to me through the checkout portal I could track down and harass users who left negative reviews or refunded the app purchase."

[link to www.techdirt.com]