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Stephen Downes

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Sure, it's just another virus story - a bug embedded in a wallpaper file disables most features on a Nokia phone and inserts skulls and bones as wallpaper. The bigger picture: file sharing on mobile phones was always considered to be blocked by the fact that the content provider had complete control over the hardware. Today we see just a virus, but this is the foot in the door - if you can insert a virus, you can set up a file sharing network. If it hasn't happened already, it's just a matter of time.

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