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		<title>Top Five Tips for Mobile Banking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our tech-savvy world, everything is readily accessible and convenient…even banking. Gone are the days of waiting in line at the bank or even waiting for your computer to boot up. Now you can access your bank account from anywhere in the world via your smart phone or tablet. But consumers need to be more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBB Warns of Smart Phone and Tablet Users About Bluetooth Security Hole</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning consumers that hackers can burrow into mobile devices using technology used for hands-free calling and wireless keyboards. Hackers are exploiting Bluetooth wireless connections to access texts, contacts and photos, send texts and even place long-distance telephone calls. Bluetooth uses a low-powered transmitter and receiver that allow wireless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC Study Shows Mobile Applications Targeted at Youngsters Seldom Disclose Privacy Policies</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2013/03/24/ftc-study-shows-mobile-applications-targeted-at-youngsters-seldom-disclose-privacy-policies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a new generation increasingly uses the internet, Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona warns parents that mobile applications for smart phones and tablets are siphoning children’s data and sharing it. In most cases, the applications’ developers do not disclose whether data is being collected, with whom it is being shared nor how it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBB tips for securing your mobile device</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2013/02/27/bbb-tips-for-securing-your-mobile-device/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is urging consumers to take steps to secure their mobile devices in order to protect themselves from identity theft and malware. According to a survey released by The Pew Research Center in January, almost half of all American adults now own smartphones. The same survey found that 17 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stay Competitive: BBB Offers Tips for Mobile Retailing</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2013/01/30/stay-competitive-bbb-offers-tips-for-mobile-retailing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increased technology has made it possible for sales to take place outside of a “brick and mortar” store. These days, traveling retailers can make a sale with just the touch of a button and the swipe of a credit card via their smartphone. These smartphone credit card readers offer new opportunities for businesses, however Better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI Warns of New Malware Targeting Android Operating Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning of various forms of malware attacking Android operating systems for mobile devices. IC3, the FBI&#8217;s Internet crime complaint center, reports that the latest malware strains, Loozfon and FinFisher, attempt to steal personal information from your smartphone. Criminals use different variants to lure the victims. One version is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Tip: Is a Smartphone Credit Card Processor Right for Your Business?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2013/01/20/small-business-tip-is-a-smartphone-credit-card-processor-right-for-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gone are the days of having to rely on your “brick and mortar” store to drive shoppers to your business. These days, traveling retailers can make a sale with just the touch of a button and the swipe of a credit card via their smartphone. No matter how large or small the business, employees don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Your Mobile Device Against New Malware</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2012/11/17/protect-your-mobile-device-against-new-malware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers are familiar with malware that attacks their computers and understand the measures necessary to protect against it, but there is new malware that targets smartphones with Android operating systems. Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning the owners of these devices about the need to take precautions. Initial reports of these malware complaints [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Questionable Cell Phone Radiation Concept</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the idea of cell phones emitting dangerous radiation is still being studied and is open to debate, this notion has spawned its own scams that take advantage of worried consumers. Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning people to be on the lookout for scammers selling shields that supposedly protect cell phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to School: BBB Reminds Students to Keep Electronics and Private Information Safe at School</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As University of Arizona students prepare to head back to campus, fighting fraud may not be at the top of their list of priorities. Students are susceptible to identity theft, however, and Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona recommends that they take eight steps to protect themselves on campus. “Identity thieves don’t care if you’re [...]]]></description>
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