If you buy Barnes & Noble ’s impossibly sleazy Nook and sexual love being surreptitiously beamed to China , Christmas number early .
At a cent - nip $ 50 , the 7 - inch e - reader lozenge Nook matter came load with features : two cameras , build in wi - fi , a 7 - hr barrage life , and the same ADUPS spyware that infected thousands of Blu phones last month . According toa reportin Linux Journal , the software package is up to of record and transmitting user data , like IP address , phone calls , and schoolbook . It ’s genuinely a holiday miracle .
But hold off , there ’s more ! In the tone of generosity , ADUPS is able to do all this without any bothersome substance abuser notice , and can even remotely install computer software onto septic devices . The dream of frictionless tech is in truth alive and well .
Googletold 9to5Googlean update that does n’t relegate their security measures requirement has been pushed to 7 - inch Nook twist , and they are working to hit the software package only .
ADUPS meanwhile claims no data was hoard from Nooks . The fellowship is presently face aclass - action lawsuitfor impart drug user information from Blu telephone without substance abuser cognition , but its the holiday time of year so lets just take their word for it .
As the byword rifle , ‘ te good to give than have . Which is why my family is contract the gift of keylogging software this weekend . You ’re welcome , mom !
[ 9to5Google , Engadget , Linux Journal ]
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