Think seriously about securing the cell phones in your family. Over at NetFamilyNews Ann Collier has written a clear explanation of hacking and spoofing (and some links, too).
If you find you are glued to the news from Great Britain’s News Corp scandal, but still a bit fuzzy about how to implement better security on your own mobile phones, please read Collier’s post.
In a post at about.com, Justin Pritchard presents various strategies to help people come up with good pin numbers.
This past May I wrote this mobile phone post, Is Your Child Starting Middle School? A Cell Phone is Fun, but It’s Not a Toy.