Ringtones, ringworms and ringviruses?

A poll by McAfee revealed that while only 2.1% of respondents have ever encountered a virus on their handset and the vast majority had never heard of anyone getting a mobile phone virus, nearly three-quarters of mobile phone users in developed countries are worried about security on their handsets.The poll, based on 2,000 people in Britain, the United States and Japan, was released at the Mobile World Congress, one of the mobile phone industry's biggest trade shows. Network operators are hoping that consumers increasingly use their phones to access the Internet, download applications and make transactions, meaning security and protection are set to become big issues for the industry. Read full story...

 


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