Sunday, July 31, 2011

Anyone Can Access Microsoft's Massive Location Database and See Where Your Laptop and Smartphone Have Been [Privacy]

Microsoft has been going around and building a database of publicly broadcast MAC addresses (along with their corresponding street address) for location services purposes. That might include those of your phones and laptops. Problem is, Microsoft didn't secure the database. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Bv95Qd_cbFM/anyone-can-access-microsofts-massive-database-showing-individuals-mac-addresses-and-their-geographical-location

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