Android Wi-Fi Security Hole Uncovered
Researchers at Germany's University of Ulm discovered a hole that could allow a hacker to snoop or access calendars and contact data from an Android smartphone when connected to an unencrypted Wi-Fi network. Google spokesman said in a statement, "Today we're starting to roll out a fix which addresses a potential security flaw that could, under certain circumstances, allow a third-party access to data available in Calendar and Contacts,this fix requires no action from users and will roll out globally over the next few days." New versions of android, 2.3.4 for smartphones and 3.0 for tablets are not affected by the issue, but the fact remains that almost 99 percent of Android users are still using the older versions. The problem exists on Google servers so it will will not be remedied by traditional software updates, likewise Android users wont have to take any actions on their smartphones to fix the issue.