Military hunting smartphone safety to hold off enemy bugs, spooks

Ah, smartphones - the delightful little slates carry our contacts, our content - even our cash, and they still fit right in our pockets. No surprise then, that a lost or stolen phone can be a minor disaster - or a major security risk (just ask the President). Now that soldiers are packing them to send GPS coordinates or situational images in the field - on top of using them at home - DARPA has enlisted security company Invincea to fortify the devices. Its first effort, encrypting OS files and filling the memory of a lost phone with worthless data, has already been deployed to 3,000 troops in Afghanistan.

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