The New York Times > Movies > Oscars 2005 > An Oscar Surprise: Vulnerable Phones

the new york times > movies > oscars 2005 > an oscar surprise: vulnerable phones: "according to a los angeles security consulting firm that went skulking outside the Academy Awards ceremony in hollywood on sunday, as many as 100 people who walked the red carpet were carrying cellphones vulnerable to the kind of privacy invasion that recently gained ms. hilton a new round of unwanted notoriety. ... flexilis has specialized in a short-range wireless data technology known as bluetooth, which is intended to replace cables over short distances. many cellphones now have bluetooth wireless capability to permit synchronizing with computers, or to connect to peripherals like wireless headsets. bluetooth is also becoming a standard technology in luxury cars to permit them to integrate easily with c...