If It Ain't WiFi Worrying You, How 'Bout Bluetooth?

Ah, security fears. We were just pointing to yet another article about WiFi security fears, when up pops this article talking about how we also need to be afraid of Bluetooth snooping thanks to better tools that let people sniff out open Bluetooth connections and snoop around your laptop or mobile phone or (um, I guess...) printer. It's not news that these things are vulnerable. The real question is what can be done to prevent people from leaving their wireless systems open to abuse?

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