Viral Epidemics Poised to Go Mobile

A National Science Foundation press release reports “scientists predict mobile phone viruses will pose a serious threat.”

The scientists are network experts who have studied how “a Bluetooth virus can infect all phones found within Bluetooth range of the infected phone, its spread being determined by the owner’s mobility patterns.”

[via SmartMobs]

emily | 5:05 PM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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