The mobile age has arrived. In 2011, global shipments of smartphones and tablet devices surpassed shipments of laptops and desktop PCs, laying the groundwork for an era in which consumers are increasingly using mobile technology for everything from airline reservations to vehicle purchases. The mobile age snuck up on many of us. But one group of mobile-savvy users has been hard at work, waiting for mobile to rise in the hierarchy of commerce: fraudsters.
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Keeping Mobile Fraudsters at Bay
Posted by: Alisdair Faulkner December 30, 2011 05:00 AMThe mobile age has arrived. In 2011, global shipments of smartphones and tablet devices surpassed shipments of laptops and desktop PCs, laying the groundwork for an era in which consumers are increasingly using mobile technology for everything from airline reservations to vehicle purchases. The mobile age snuck up on many of us. But one group of mobile-savvy users has been hard at work, waiting for mobile to rise in the hierarchy of commerce: fraudsters.