Mobile devices are becoming the new computers. With today’s mobile devices, we can create documents, programs, respond to emails, create photo albums, mini-movies, etc. We can also purchase goods and monitor our bank accounts on these devices.

Mobile devices are definitely very convenient for the person on the go. However, convenience does come with a price. When we use applications that can access our bank accounts, credit card info, and other personal information, there are security and privacy risks. Importantly, how secure is our private information? Are the services or applications we use on our mobile devices sharing our information with third parties? Can mobile services providers send us ads through text messages and other notifications to our mobile devices?

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