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Hacking: iGoogle gadgets a security risk, say hackers

August 12, 2008 by Shanmuga  
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"HACKERS turned computer security specialists have accused Google of setting users up for online disasters by letting them personalise their home pages with applications that could be tainted. Software that people can be tricked into installing on iGoogle homepages can track their activities and even be used to control their computer, SecTheory chief executive Robert Hansen said today.

"I could force you to download child porn or send subversive material to China," Mr Hansen said. " - Content courtesy of iGoogle gadgets a security risk, say hackers | NEWS.com.au

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