Report: North Korea Cracking Down on Mobile Phones
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North Korea is cracking down on the use of mobile phones in border areas in a bid to stop smuggling and "spy activities," Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Monday.
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Chinadotcom CHINA.O said on Friday  that its Go2joy mobile messaging unit has been sanctioned by  China Mobile CHL.N, as part of a broad crackdown on  aggressive marketing by it and 21 other companies.
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Cambodia's leading mobile phone network has launched 3G services but dropped a videophone feature that Prime Minister Hun Sen banned to stop the spread of pornography.
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U.N. inspectors were working to verify North Koreaâs announcement that it had shut down its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon.
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BEIJING -- Citing concerns over the rising prevalence of pornography, the Chinese government recently launched a nationwide crackdown against Internet smut sites and pornography peddlers using new media outlets such as cellphone text messaging.
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Korea has made major strides in information and communication technology over the last four decades, progressing as a global trendsetter with one of the world&#39;s highest wired and wireless penetration rates.
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South Korea's high-tech giant Samsung Electronic said it was probing an Internet video clip which alleges that its new slimline mobile phone is easy to break.
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China is cracking down on people who engage in the production of pornographic materials by means of the internet, mobile communication terminals and &quot;phone-sex&quot;, according to a report by Xinhua news agency.
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North Korea has trained more than 500 computer hackers capable of launching cyber warfare against the United States, South Korea&#39;s defence ministry said Monday.
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BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- China is carrying out a nationwide campaign to crack down on &quot;phone sex&quot; services, paralleling another sweeping operation against Internet pornography, Minister of Information Industry Wang Xudong said here Tuesday.
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New study points out the potential hazards of long-term mobile phone use.
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South Korea said it plans to crack down on people who demand money for organizing mass-defections of North Koreans. So-called brokers - often Koreans living in China, South Korean
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(InfoWorld) - A new set of security standards designed to lock down mobile devicesÂ has been hammered outÂ and is set to be unveiled at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show being held in Los Angeles next month. Called the Mobile Security Specification, it is billed as the basis for a new generation of secure phones and mobile devices that will be harder to tamper with and more secure. The standards are backed by companies such as Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and France Telecom. The specification has been years in development, said Janne Uusilehto, head of Nokia product security and the chairman of the working group developing this technology. "It is a big deal. This is the first time that we have created such common security specifications for all handheld devices," Uusilehto said. The new specifications are built on work done by the Trusted Computing Group, (TCG) an industry association that has already created similar standards for PCs, servers and networks. Uusilehto's Mobile Phone Work Group expects to announce the specification on Sept. 13 at the CTIA show, provided that the remaining minor details can be worked out. The specification will beÂ published here. Â The Nokia executive declined to say when his company or others will be producing phones that comply with the new specification, but he predicted that manufacturers would soon begin using the technology to lock down basic parts of their devices, such as the operating system. When these devices appear, they will make things more difficult for data thieves and mobile virus writers. Down the line, the technology could be used to build electronic wallets into mobile phones. In general terms, the specification calls on hardware vendors to store protected information in a secure area of the phones. Similar to the Trusted Platform Module used in PCs, this technology could be used to ensure that the phone's operating system, applications and data have not been tampered with. This type of trusted module could also be used by network operators to ensure that the phones on their network can't be used if they are stolen, said Mark Redman, a principal engineer with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. who is familiar with the specification. "That is probably one of the biggest concerns that the cell phone operators have at this stage," he said. Though some companies may be early adopters of the Mobile Security Specification, it could take years before cell phone users reap any benefits, said Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates who serves as on the TCG's advisory council. "What typically will happen is that there may be some early adopters who start adhering to the specification before it's fully accepted," he said, adding that "just because [the Trusted Computing Group standard] promulgates, it doesn't mean that it's going to be adopted." Even after years of development, there is still debate about whether trusted modules are the right approach for the PC industry, he said. "The most interesting, most advanced features are going to take years, because everybody has to agree to adhere to the new standard."
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Cell phones are becoming frequent targets for viruses, spam and other malicious attacks because most are not programmed with protective software.- The Washington Post
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South Korea is trying to stop teenagers  ringing up massive mobile phone bills with new rules that let  parents control just how long the handsets are used.
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In its continuing effort to rout out North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, the United States government is now trying a new tactic: banning the sale of iPods and other high-tech items to the country.
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South Korea will introduce new regulations to curb teenagers' use of mobile phones because mounting bills are becoming a growing headache for many households, officials have said.