Recently Google has confirmed that collected private e-mails and passwords via Street View service. And many countries are investigating Google’s infringements. But Google is not a only case that illegally or legally collects personal information. Facebook is also attacked by the some users of keeping user’s communication logs and location logs.
As smartphones are distributed well, a security issue gets more important. Especiall it’s so easy to steal private details that users should be careful whether they connect to the protected network. When using Wi-Fi networks, almost users aren’t that concerned that they exposed to the potential dangers . Surely, the possiblity of stealing infomation is low. But if someone have evil willingness, the problem would be very serious.
So the security is highlighted by the fact that this industry and related technologies would grow fast. Mobile security technology and storage-based cloud service may be the public infra sooner than we expect.