Internet communications are simply not secure enough and companies offering anti-virus protection have not stepped up.

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Such preparedness is so important because a democratic society simply cannot secure all venues and events at all times.

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Google Wallet uses near field communication (NFC) to make secure payments fast and convenient by simply tapping the phone on any PayPass-enabled terminal at checkout.

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Because it is going to be vital to keeping the nation safe and secure in the years ahead and it would be a tragedy if they threw over those policies simply because they've campaigned against them.

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If the psiphonite and the host already knew each other, they could simply communicate by secure e-mail, he said.

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"Despite all the investment going on to make credit cards more secure, fraud is still on the rise and much of it is simply going undetected by consumers, " Lynda Kershaw, group product manager at Macro 4 said.

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Instead of using menus on a screen to establish wireless connections, users will be able to simply hold a smartphone against another device (a wireless-equipped digital television, for example) and within moments a secure Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection is established between the two.

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